festina lente

Latin

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως (speûde bradéōs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fesˈtiː.naː ˈlen.teː/, [fɛs̠ˈt̪iːnäː ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fesˈti.na ˈlen.te/, [fesˈt̪iːnä ˈlɛn̪t̪e]

Proverb

festīnā lentē

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