festina lente

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Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως (speûde bradéōs).

Pronunciation

Proverb

festīnā lentē

  1. make haste slowly; hasten slowly: an oxymoron equivalent to more haste, less speed