Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«No por mucho tempranear, amanece más temprano.»
Word for word
Not by rising very early does it dawn earlier.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Rushing won't make things happen faster.
Said to someone who is impatient or trying to rush an outcome that has its own timeline. It counsels patience.
Hear it in a sentence
No por mucho tempranear, amanece más temprano, así que espera el resultado con calma.
Rushing won't make things happen faster, so wait for the result calmly.
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.