Haste makes waste.

Meaning: If you do things too quickly, you will make mistakes and waste time and resources.

Choice of Words: Haste means excessive speed or hurry. Makes means to create or produce something. Waste means something that is not useful or valuable.

Alternative Expressions

Do it now!

Meaning: This means to ask someone to start or finish something right away. It's like saying, Start or finish the task immediately.

Choice of Words: Do is a verb that means to take action or complete a task. It refers to the task or action that needs to be completed. Now means immediately or without delay. When you put them together, "Do it now!" is a strong command asking someone to start or complete a task right away.

Please be quiet.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to stop making noise or to be silent. It's like saying, I would appreciate it if you could stop making noise.

Choice of Words: Please is a polite word that shows respect and makes a request less demanding. Be is a verb that means to exist or to behave in a certain way. Quiet means to make no noise or to stop making noise. When you put them together, "Please be quiet" is a polite request asking someone to stop making noise or to be silent.

Thank you for your help.

Meaning: This means to express gratitude or appreciation for someone's assistance or support. It's like saying, I am grateful for the help that you have provided.

Choice of Words: Thank is a verb that means to express gratitude or appreciation. You is a pronoun that refers to the person being addressed. For is a preposition that shows the reason or purpose of something. Your is a possessive adjective that shows that something belongs to someone. Help is a noun that refers to the act of providing assistance or support. When you put them together, "Thank you for your help" is a polite and grateful expression used to show appreciation for someone's assistance.

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