- it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborateproverb
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- it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
This phrase suggests that taking quick action, even if it's not perfect, is often more effective than being overly meticulous and taking too long to accomplish something. It emphasizes the value of decisiveness and speed over thoroughness and slowness.
Since there's no time, it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate.
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こうち巧遅はせっそく拙速にしか如かずit's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborateじゅくぎ熟議するよりもせっそく拙速をとる取るto favor speed over deliberationせっそく拙速にとりくむ取り組むto undertake something hastilyせっそく拙速なけつだん決断hasty decisionこうち巧遅のりねん理念the idea of refinement taking timeせっそく拙速をさける避けるto avoid hastinessこうち巧遅をそんちょう尊重するto respect thoroughnessこのしごと仕事はせっそく拙速ですすめる進めるべきだthis job should be done quicklyせっそく拙速なこうどう行動hasty actionけいけん経験はせっそく拙速のたすけになる助けになるexperience helps in quick decisions