巧こう遅ち

noun

elaborate but slow; polished but slow

Refers to work or execution that is skillful and refined but takes a long time. Often contrasted with 拙速 (rough but fast).

Antonyms: 拙速

• 巧こう遅ちは拙せっ速そくに如しかずという言こと葉ばがある。

  There is a saying that elaborate slowness is inferior to rough speed.

• 彼かれの仕し事ごとは巧こう遅ちで、丁てい寧ねいだが納のう期きに間まに合あわないことが多おおい。

  His work is elaborate but slow; it's careful but often misses deadlines.