what does "haste makes waste" mean?

Question

where can i find english proverb dictionary online?

Answer 1

I think it means something like, if you rush at something, you won't do a good job.

Answer 2

i can tell you what haste makes waste means, but cannot tell you where to find the dictionary online . . .
haste makes waste means that in your haste to do something you usually do it wrong and needs redone.
haste = to do something quickly
waste = a waste of time or efforts or supplies
ie. i tried to make a cake hastily and put in too much salt and not enough sugar. had to throw the whole thing out. very wasteful.

take the time to do it right the first time, and you will never have to say to yourself 'haste makes waste - i should have known'

Answer 3

If you do something with haste, you do it very quickly. This can be a "waste" because sometimes when you do a task quickly, you may forget something or do something incorrectly, since you did it in such a hurry. If this is the case, you may have to take more time fixing your mistakes....so in the end, it's a waste of time to do things quickly and carelessly. It's more efficient to do it correctly (which may mean slowly) the first time.

Answer 4

"Haste makes waste" means the faster you go, the more likely you are to rush through and make mistakes.

I did a Google search, and the first link for english proverb dictionary was http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/

Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Being ADHD all my life, I can answer from personal experience. I have hurried a measurement on a wooden curtain rod and just approximated the length I'd need and cut it with my hacksaw. It was too long. So I held it up and thought "Well, about another three inches." And I cut it again. Too short. Now I have to go to town and buy another rod. I not only wasted my time by not double checking my window measurement, I wasted $12.99 on a curtain rod I can't use now! Hope this helps, Debbie

Answer 6

It means that if you do a task too quickly you can overlook things that will make the task much easier. As far as finding proverbs online, it is difficult and pretty much a search around sort of thing. Sorry.

Answer 7

"haste makes waste" means that if you rush while doing a task, you will usually make mistakes b/c you are not being careful. thus, mistakes = needs to be done over = waste.

essentially it is saying that it is better to take your time and do the task right the first time instead of rushing through it, messing it up and having to do it all over again.

Answer 8

It means that if you rush, you may make a mistake and waste more time.

So always take your time because in the long run, you will get there in the same amount of time, as if you were rushing around with your head cut off like a chicken.

Answer 9

"Haste makes waste" means that anything done in a hurry usually ends up being done twice. Therefore, the waste of time and resources results.

Answer 10

It means that when you don't take the time to plan out and do a job properly you are probably going to end up having to do the job over again or you are going to break something or you are going to waste the materials you are using because you don't take the time and care to be careful about what you are doing.

Answer 11

haste makes waste menas that when you do something hastily which maens fast youre gonna waste time effort and materials or whatever youre using to accomplish your goal. what theyre trying to say is take your time and dont make rash decision because in the end you take more time straightening things out than you would have if you just did it right the first time.