拙 速(せっそく)

せっそく

noun

hasty; crude and fast; quick but rough

formalevaluation

1. hasty; crude and fast; quick but rough

Doing something quickly but crudely or imperfectly, prioritizing speed over quality.

拙速(せっそく)な対応(たいおう)は避(さ)けたい。

I want to avoid a hasty response.

拙速(せっそく)は巧遅(こうち)に勝(まさ)ると言(い)われる。

It is said that hasty action beats skillful delay.

拙速(せっそく)に走(はし)らず、慎重(しんちょう)に検討(けんとう)すべきだ。

We should consider carefully rather than rushing hastily.

拙速(せっそく) describes hasty action that sacrifices quality for speed.

Forms

拙(せつ) (clumsy, unskillful) + 速(そく) (fast, speed)

Proverb

拙速(せっそく)は巧遅(こうち)に勝(まさ)る
"Hasty action beats skillful delay" - similar to "done is better than perfect." From Sun Tzu's Art of War, suggesting that in some situations, imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.

Common collocations

拙速(せっそく)な判断(はんだん): hasty judgment
拙速(せっそく)に走(はし)る: to rush hastily
拙速(せっそく)を避(さ)ける: to avoid haste

Similar words

巧遅(こうち): skillful but slow

Related Words

Related: 稚拙(ちせつ) (immature)

Compare: 性急(せいきゅう) (hasty, impatient, rash)

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Added 2026.1.31 11:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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