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.

Common collocations

Common expressions

  • 拙速(せっそく)は巧遅(こうち)に勝(まさ)る: quick and rough beats skilled but slow; traced to Sun Tzu, close to "done is better than perfect".

Watch out

  • The proverb praises 拙速(せっそく), but in ordinary modern use the word is almost always a criticism: 拙速(せっそく)な法改正(ほうかいせい) is a law change rushed through without proper debate.

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 2026.9.30 2:54
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