festina lente
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως (speûde bradéōs).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fesˈtiː.naː ˈlen.teː/, [fɛs̠ˈt̪iːnäː ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪eː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fesˈti.na ˈlen.te/, [fesˈt̪iːnä ˈlɛn̪t̪e]
Proverb[edit]
- make haste slowly; hasten slowly: an oxymoron equivalent to more haste, less speed