A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

More HASTE, less speed
The original meaning of speed in this proverb is ‘quickness in the performance of some action or operation’.

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  c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 86 The more hast, the worse spede. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. ii. A3^V Moste tymes he seeth, the more haste the lesse speede. 1595 Locrine (1908) I. ii. My penne is naught; gentlemen, lend me a knife. I thinke the more haste the worst speed. 1705 E. WARD Hudibras Redivivus I. i. A mod’rate pace is best indeed. The greater hurry, the worse speed. 1887 BLACKMORE Spring-haven III. xi. Some days had been spent by the leisurely Dutchman in providing fresh supplies, and the stout bark’s favourite maxim seemed to be—’the more haste the less speed.’ 1919 S. J.
  

WEYMAN Great House xxvii. Tell me the story from the beginning. And take time. More haste, less speed, you know. 1993 ‘C. AIRD’ Going Concern (1994) iv. 31 ‘Working against the clock doesn’t make for considered thought.’ ‘More haste, less speed,’ said Detective Constable Crosby helpfully. “haste; patience and impatience
HASTE makes waste
Waste properly means the squandering of time, money, etc., though it is also used with reference to material waste.

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  c 1386 CHAUCER Tale ofMelibee 1.1053 The proverbe seith .. in wikked haste is no profit. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. ii. A3 Som thyngs .. show after weddyng, that haste maketh waste. 1663 S. BUTLER Hudibras I. iii. Festina lente, not too fast; For haste (the Proverb says) makes waste. 1853 R. C. TRENCH On Lessons in Proverbs i. Many Proverbs, such as Haste makes waste .. have nothing figurative about them. 1997 Washington Post: Washington Business 29 Dec. 15 But I’ve let myself be an impulsive Internet shopper, too, and I usually regret it. In ‘98, my motto is ‘haste makes waste.’ “haste; patience and impatience; waste