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haste makes waste

haste makes waste proverb: being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.

Proverb

haste makes waste

  1. Being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.
    Synonyms:
    look before you leap

haste makes waste meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

haste makes waste in Hindi

being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
जल्दी काम शैतान का jaldī kām śaitān kā

haste makes waste in Arabic

being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
فِي الْعَجَلَة اَلنَّدَامَة fī l-ʕajala n-nadāma, العجلة من الشيطان

haste makes waste in Persian

being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes
عجله کار شیطان است 'ajale kâr-e šeytân ast

Synonyms of haste makes waste

  • look before you leap

Questions about haste makes waste

What does haste makes waste mean?
Haste makes waste means being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.
What is haste makes waste in Hindi?
Haste makes waste in Hindi is जल्दी काम शैतान का (jaldī kām śaitān kā). See Haste makes waste meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is haste makes waste?
Haste makes waste is a proverb.

Words near haste makes waste in the dictionary

  1. hastate
  2. hastated
  3. hastately
  4. hastatoside
  5. haste
  6. haste makes waste
  7. hasted
  8. hasteful
  9. hasteless
  10. hastelessness
  11. Hastelloy

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