make haste slowly
make haste slowly
To act with due diligence, focus, and attention to detail in order to avoid mistakes and finish a task more expeditiously overall. I know we're all eager to get the new software released to the public, but we must make haste slowly. We don't want to end up wasting time fixing bugs that shouldn't be there in the first place.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Make haste slowly,
and More haste, less speed.Prov. Act quickly, but not so quickly that you make careless mistakes. Jane: Why are you throwing your clothes around the room? Alan: You told me to get my things packed in a hurry. Jane: Yes, but make haste slowly; otherwise we'll have to spend an hour cleaning up the mess you make. I know you want to finish that sweater by Joe's birthday, but you're knitting so fast that you make mistakes. More haste, less speed.
See also: haste, make, slowly
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- festina lente
- more haste, less speed
- forge away at (something)
- in the interest of (saving) time
- in the interest of saving time
- dying to know
- dying to know (something)
- eager
- eager-beaver
- an eager beaver