festina lente

American  

[fes-tee-nah len-te, fe-stahy-nuh len-tee, fe-stee-nuh len-tey] / fɛsˈti nɑ ˈlɛn tɛ, fɛˈstaɪ nə ˈlɛn ti, fɛˈsti nə ˈlɛn teɪ /

Latin.

1. make haste slowly.

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festina lente British  

/ fɛsˈtiːnə ˈlɛntɪ /

1. hasten slowly

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Example Sentences

I wanted to tell him about the labyrinth, about festina lente, about the Dictaphone in his glovebox.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2018

Sitting there you must embrace the ancient, contradictory notion of festina lente: to make haste slowly.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2018

Names existed before escutcheons and devices, and these are often mere puns, e.g., the Onslow family, of local origin, from Onslow in Shropshire, has adopted the excellent motto festina lente, "on slow."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

So festina lente, my destined Sylvia, festina lente!

From Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance by Le Gallienne, Richard

Democracy in America has always proceeded with due reference to the prudential motto, festina lente.

From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George