slow and steady wins the race

proverb

Patient work will eventually conquer any problem.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative slow but sure wins the race

  1. Patient work will eventually conquer any problem.

Origin

Originated from one of Aesop's Fables, The Tortoise and the Hare.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达, 心急吃不了熱豆腐 /心急吃不了热豆腐
  • 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá)patient work will conquer any problem
  • 心急吃不了熱豆腐 /心急吃不了热豆腐 (xīnjí chībuliǎo rè dòufu)patient work will conquer any problem
  • 不怕慢，只怕站 (bù pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn)patient work will conquer any problem
Finnish kilpikonna voittaa jäniksen
  • kilpikonna voittaa jäniksenpatient work will conquer any problem
French rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point
  • rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à pointpatient work will conquer any problem
German mit kleinen Schritten zu großen Zielen heißt viel gewinnen und wenig verspielen
  • mit kleinen Schritten zu großen Zielen heißt viel gewinnen und wenig verspielenpatient work will conquer any problem
Hungarian lassan járj, tovább érsz
  • lassan járj, tovább érszpatient work will conquer any problem
Indonesian biar lambat laga, asal menang
  • biar lambat laga, asal menangpatient work will conquer any problem
Italian chi va piano va sano e va lontano
  • chi va piano va sano e va lontanopatient work will conquer any problem
Japanese 継続は力なり
  • 継続は力なりpatient work will conquer any problem
Polish kropla drąży skałę, śpiesz się powoli
  • kropla drąży skałępatient work will conquer any problem
  • śpiesz się powolipatient work will conquer any problem
  • gdy się człowiek śpieszy, to się diabeł cieszypatient work will conquer any problem
  • co nagle, to po diablepatient work will conquer any problem
Portuguese devagar e sempre
  • devagar e semprepatient work will conquer any problem
Russian тише едешь, дальше будешь, терпе́ние и труд всё перетру́т
  • тише едешь, дальше будешь (tiše jedešʹ, dalʹše budešʹ)patient work will conquer any problem
  • терпе́ние и труд всё перетру́т (terpénije i trud vsjo peretrút)patient work will conquer any problem
Scottish Gaelic ruigidh each mall muileann
  • ruigidh each mall muileannpatient work will conquer any problem
Slovak pomaly ďalej zájdeš
  • pomaly ďalej zájdešpatient work will conquer any problem
Vietnamese chậm mà chắc
  • chậm mà chắcpatient work will conquer any problem
Cite this entry
APA

slow and steady wins the race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20and%20steady%20wins%20the%20race

MLA

“slow and steady wins the race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20and%20steady%20wins%20the%20race. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow and steady wins the race,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20and%20steady%20wins%20the%20race.

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