festina lente

Latin

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως (speûde bradéōs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /fesˈtiː.naː ˈlen.teː/, [fɛs̠ˈt̪iːnäː ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪eː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fesˈti.na ˈlen.te/, [fesˈt̪iːnä ˈlɛn̪t̪e]

Proverb

festīnā lentē

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

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