| 单词 | to hasten slowly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hasten slowly to hasten slowly: to make steady progress while being careful not to rush or hurry. Chiefly imperative, as a proverbial exhortation to do this; cf. to make haste slowly at haste n. Phrases 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > without haste > proverbs festina lente1537 Rome was not built in a day1545 to make haste slowly1565 to hasten slowly1623 steady as she goes1971 1623 T. Downing Catechisers Holy Encouragem. 10 The prouerb is Festinalente, hasten slowly, for to say truly, hast makes wast. 1687 P. Madan Phylos. & Med. Ess. Waters of Tunbridge 12 It's better to hasten slowly, and drink 'em leasurely. 1741 Querists, Pt. III 7 What sort of a Proof of due Care is hastening slowly? 1833 New-Eng. Mag. Feb. 114 ‘Hasten slowly,’ my young sub-freshmen, and avoid the error of your adviser. 1854 Morning Chron. 14 Apr. 6/3 Ceylon is to ‘hasten slowly’ in her career of coffee and cocoa-nut planting. 1892 Canada Educ. Monthly Apr. 124/2 We must also hasten slowly and be content to foster a taste for study. 1907 Spectator 12 Jan. 43 ‘Hasten slowly’ is a very good motto in Imperial politics. 1958 Oxf. Mail 14 Aug. 1/3 The Government is still hastening slowly on re-expansion. 2005 D. Bell Evil iv. 49 Hasten slowly, she told herself as she filed the papers. < as lemmas |
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