act with undue haste
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
act with undue haste; be too impetuous; go about things too hurriedly
neutralThis idiom is used to warn against rushing into action without careful planning or consideration, which can lead to mistakes or failure.
Gǎi改
gé革
shì是
gè个
cháng长
qī期
guò过
chéng程
，
cāo操
zhī之
guò过
jí急
fǎn反
ér而
huì会
shī失
bài败
。
Reform is a long-term process; acting too hastily will only lead to failure.
Jiào教
yù育
hái孩
zi子
yào要
yǒu有
nài耐
xīn心
，
qiān千
wàn万
bù不
néng能
cāo操
zhī之
guò过
jí急
。
Educating children requires patience; you absolutely must not act with undue haste.
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Xué学
xí习
yī一
mén门
xīn新
yǔ语
yán言
xū需
yào要
xún循
xù序
jiàn渐
jìn进
，
cāo操
zhī之
guò过
jí急
shì是
xué学
bù不
hǎo好
de的
。
Learning a new language requires a step-by-step approach; being too hasty will not lead to mastery.
Zhè这
shì事
děi得
fēn分
bù步
zhòu骤
jìn进
xíng行
，
bù不
kě可
cāo操
zhī之
guò过
jí急
。
This matter must be carried out step by step; you cannot act too hastily.
Tán谈
pàn判
shí时
rú如
guǒ果
cāo操
zhī之
guò过
jí急
，
kě可
néng能
huì会
ràng让
duì对
fāng方
zhuā抓
zhù住
bǎ把
bǐng柄
。
If you are too hasty during negotiations, you might give the other party leverage.