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Definition |
acting too quickly can lead to mistakes or inefficiency |
Examples |
1) The runner tripped while running too abruptly during his competition,
as the saying goes, 'Haste makes waste.'
1) She ended up making several errors in the report. As they say,
haste makes waste. |
Etymology |
The idiom originated in the late 16th century and was first recorded in
this form in 1575. |
Synonyms |
act in haste, repent at leisure; look before you leap |
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