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词组 haste makes waste
释义
Idiom
Haste makes waste
Theme: SPEED
A proverb meaning that time gained in doing something rapidly and carelessly will be lost when one has to do the thing over again correctly.
Now, take your time. Haste makes waste.Haste makes waste, so be careful as you work.

haste makes waste

Rushing through a task often creates problems or extra work. Haste makes waste, so please double-check your measurements before cutting the fabric.

Haste makes waste.

Prov. You do not save any time by working too fast; hurrying will cause you to make mistakes, and you will have to take extra time to do the job over again. Fred: Hurry up and get my car fixed. Alan: Don't rush me. Haste makes waste.

haste makes waste

Proceeding too quickly can spoil an enterprise, as in Stop trying to rush through three things at once-haste makes waste, you know. This rhyming warning, first recorded in this exact form in 1575, was in John Ray's 1678 proverb collection, where the full text was: "Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the goodman and his wife."
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