Meanings
verbmake haste slowly (third-person singular simple present makes haste slowly, present participle making haste slowly, simple past and past participle made haste slowly)
present singular third person makes haste slowly · participle present making haste slowly · participle past made haste slowly · past made haste slowly
- idiomaticTo do things in a deliberate manner to reduce mistakes.
Translations
Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βρᾰδέως
- σπεῦδε βρᾰδέως (speûde brădéōs)do things in a deliberate manner to reduce mistakes
Chinese Mandarin 小心翼翼
- 小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīnyìyì)do things in a deliberate manner to reduce mistakes
Finnish kiiruhtaa hitaasti
- kiiruhtaa hitaastido things in a deliberate manner to reduce mistakes
Latin festīnā lentē
- festīnā lentēdo things in a deliberate manner to reduce mistakes
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APA
make haste slowly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20haste%20slowly
MLA
“make haste slowly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20haste%20slowly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make haste slowly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20haste%20slowly.
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