not so fast

phrase

Used to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticUsed to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, so, fast.

Translations

Arabic لَيْسَ بِهٰذِهِ السُّرْعَة
  • لَيْسَ بِهٰذِهِ السُّرْعَة (laysa bihāḏihi s-surʕa)stop doing something
Finnish eipäs hoppuilla
  • eipäs hoppuillastop doing something
French pas si vite, minute papillon
  • pas si vitestop doing something
  • minute papillonstop doing something
German nicht so schnell
  • nicht so schnellstop doing something
Hebrew לא כל כך מהר
  • לא כל כך מהר (ló kól kákh mahér)stop doing something
Hindi इतना शीघ्र नहीं
  • इतना शीघ्र नहीं (itnā śīghra nahī̃)stop doing something
Hungarian lassan a testtel, hátrább az agarakkal
  • lassan a testtelstop doing something
  • hátrább az agarakkalstop doing something
  • nem oda Budastop doing something
  • hohóstop doing something
  • nanastop doing something
  • álljon meg amenet (fáklyás)stop doing something
Polish nie tak szybko
  • nie tak szybkostop doing something
Portuguese não tão rápido
  • não tão rápidostop doing something
Spanish no tan deprisa
  • no tan deprisastop doing something
Swedish sakta i backarna
  • sakta i backarnastop doing something
Urdu اتنا جلد نہیں
  • اتنا جلد نہیں (itnā jald nahī̃)stop doing something
Cite this entry
APA

not so fast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20so%20fast

MLA

“not so fast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20so%20fast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not so fast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20so%20fast.

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