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- Festina_lente abstract "Festina lente or σπεῦδε βραδέως (speûde bradéōs) is a classical adage and oxymoron meaning \"make haste slowly\" (sometimes rendered in English as \"more haste, less speed\"). It has been adopted as a motto numerous times, particularly by the emperors Augustus and Titus, the Medicis and the Onslows.The original form of the saying, σπεῦδε βραδέως, is Classical Greek, of which festina lente is the Latin translation. The words σπεῦδε and festina are second-person-singular imperatives, meaning \"make haste\", while βραδέως and lente are adverbs, meaning \"slowly\".".