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slow is smooth, smooth is fast

slow is smooth, smooth is fast proverb: approaching difficult situations slowly and methodically can lead to faster and more efficient outcomes.

Proverb

slow is smooth, smooth is fast

  1. Approaching difficult situations slowly and methodically can lead to faster and more efficient outcomes.
    • Since bullets follow walls, we kept about three feet away from the sandy buildings and moved very deliberately. Not fast, but safe. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.2006 May 2, Jack Coughlin, Casey Kuhlman, Donald A. Davis, Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, page 132
    • He slowed to a walk, keeping his aim steady as he pulled the trigger with metronomic regularity. The words slow is smooth; smooth is fast ran through his mind as he found a stair down to lane level and moved into lane seventeen.2014 October 14, Weston Ochse, Reign of Evil: A SEAL Team 666 Novel, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, page 63

Origin of slow is smooth, smooth is fast

From marksmanship, where firing too quickly may lead to decreased accuracy.

Questions about slow is smooth, smooth is fast

What does slow is smooth, smooth is fast mean?
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast means approaching difficult situations slowly and methodically can lead to faster and more efficient outcomes.
What part of speech is slow is smooth, smooth is fast?
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast is a proverb.

Words near slow is smooth, smooth is fast in the dictionary

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  7. slow jam
  8. slow jams
  9. slow lane
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