"Haste makes waste" or "He who hesitates is lost" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Haste makes waste" or "He who hesitates is lost" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ADAGE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAGE "Haste makes waste" or "He who hesitates is lost" (5)
7% OLDSAW "Haste makes waste," e.g. (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 9, 2026
6% HIES Makes haste (4) Newsday Apr 12, 2026
6% LOOKBEFOREYOULEAP 'He who hesitates is lost, but ...' (17) New York Times Aug 30, 2015
5% HARE Critter who snoozed and lost (4) LA Times Daily Jun 14, 2026
5% RELUCTANCE Hesitancy (10) Puzzler Backwords Jun 11, 2026
5% CREEPER Shoe makes toady hesitate (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 5, 2026
5% DECAMPS Leaves in haste (7) Commuter Jun 3, 2026
5% ERS Verbal hesitations (3) LA Times Daily Jun 1, 2026
5% UHYES Hesitant assent (5) Newsday May 29, 2026
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