(there’s) no hurry
used for telling someone that they do not need to do something soon or quickly
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Ways of telling someone not to hurry
in your own (good) time
when you are ready and not before. This expression is often used humorously for telling someone that you are waiting for them to do something
haste makes waste/more haste less speed
used for saying that if you do something too quickly, you are likely to make mistakes
what’s the hurry?
used for telling someone that they are doing something too soon or too quickly
time is on your side
you are in a situation that allows you a lot of time to do something
give someone/something a chance
used for telling someone not to make a judgment about someone or something too quickly
in my/his/her etc hurry
used for saying that someone made a mistake because of being in a hurry
Rome wasn’t built in a day
used for saying that important things often take a long time to do
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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