Browse Tsumo
Shona Definition
Kugarotanga chinhu uchinonoka zvinokudyira nguva zvokuti unozochipedza woita chimbichimbi. Zviri nani kutanga basa mukukurumidza dzamara wasvika kumagumo kwaro pasina kuzosevenzera kuedza kubata nguva.
English Translation
Beginning a job at a dawdling pace eats up your time, so that you end up scrambling to finish it. Better to go at it briskly from the outset and carry that through to the end, rather than having to make up for lost time later.
Entries are reviewed by language experts. Thank you for your contribution to Shona literature.
This is a variant of
Kunyatsa kufamba / unovirirwa womhanyaSetting out at a leisurely pace means you end up running once the sun is going down. Time lost early has to be made up in a rush later.