🗓️ Idiom: Slow and Steady Wins the Race (saying)
💬 Meaning
- Consistent, careful effort leads to success.
- Working patiently is better than rushing and making mistakes.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The manager told the sales team that slow and steady wins the race when building long-term client relationships.
- A young entrepreneur learned that slow and steady wins the race when growing a business sustainably.
- During a difficult project, the director reminded her staff that slow and steady wins the race.
🏛️ Origin
The phrase comes from one of Aesop’s fables, The Tortoise and the Hare, which dates back to Ancient Greece (around the 6th century BCE). In the story, the slow-moving tortoise defeats the fast but careless hare in a race, showing the value of persistence and steady effort.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
“Building a successful company takes time. ______ and steady wins the race.”
Answer
Slow
2. Multiple choice:
What does “slow and steady wins the race” mean?
a) Only fast workers succeed.
b) Consistent effort leads to success.
c) Racing is the best way to achieve goals.
Answer
b) Consistent effort leads to success.
3. Change the sentence using “slow and steady wins the race”:
“Careful and consistent work is the key to long-term success.”
Answer
“Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to long-term success.”
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