Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one who hesitates is lost

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: one who h-e-si-tates is lost
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of he who hesitates is lost.

Example Sentences

"One who hesitates is lost, goes the old saw, but so is one who plunges blindly ahead along a fixed path."

Questions

What does one who hesitates is lost mean?: Alternative form of he who hesitates is lost.

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