well begun is half done
well begun is half done
proverb By beginning a task or project in the best manner possible, it will take, or seem to take, less effort to complete it. It sounds like you've already gotten a lot of the most arduous work for your thesis done already, so I doubt it will give you too much stress to finish it on time. Well begun is half done, after all.
See also: done, half, well
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Well begun is half done.
Prov. Beginning a project well makes it easier to do the rest.; Once you have begun a project well, you do not need to put in much more effort to finish it. Jill: I'm afraid I'll never be able to finish writing this report. Jane: You've already written a good introduction. Well begun is half done.
See also: done, half, well
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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