Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«No hay que precipitarse; las cosas buenas toman tiempo.»
Word for word
One must not rush; good things take time.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Don't rush; good things take time.
A reassuring phrase used when someone is tempted to hurry a process that naturally requires time, like healing or building trust.
Hear it in a sentence
No hay que precipitarse; las cosas buenas toman tiempo, y esta relación es una de ellas.
Don't rush; good things take time, and this relationship is one of them.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.