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Shona Definition
Munhu achiita chinhu ngaakurumidze nacho nokuti kunonoka kungangokonzera zvinhu zvizhinji zvingamutadzisa kuchipedzisa.
English Translation
Whatever needs doing should be done at once, since holding back invites the many setbacks that will stop you finishing it. The one who dithers loses out.
Cultural Context
“Often aimed at a suitor who delays in courting a girl, since another man will step in ahead of him.”
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This is a variant of
Chinono chine ingwe / bere rinodya richifambaThe leopard takes its time and moves carefully, while the hyena feeds as it goes.