急がば回れ

Meaning

1. exp
   more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race

Example sentences

• 面倒なようでも、基本に立ち返って検討し直したらどうだろう。急がば回れ、というじゃない。

  It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.

• 急がば回れ。

  More haste, less speed.

• そういらいらするなよ。急がば回れって言うだろ。

  Don't get so irritated. Rushing things will cost you more time in the end.