拙速(せっそく)

せっそく
noun
hasty; crude and fast; quick but rough
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.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 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

OPPOSITE:

  • 巧遅(こうち): skillful but slow
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