拙速
Meanings
1
rough-and-ready; hasty but functional
Describes doing something quickly even if the quality is not perfect, prioritizing speed over refinement. Often used in contrast with 巧遅 (こうち, 'slow but skillful').
Antonyms: 巧遅
Even if it's rough-and-ready, please just finish it quickly.
His work is hasty but functional, and he always meets the deadline.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を拙速に行うto carry something out hastily (favoring speed over quality)
I put the document together too hastily, and it ended up full of mistakes.
- 拙速を避けるto avoid being hasty at the expense of quality
For important decisions, you should avoid rushing at the cost of quality.
- 拙速な〈事〉a rushed, quality-compromising (decision, response, etc.)
The hasty response ended up making the problem bigger later.
- 拙速に走るto rush into doing something hastily
He was so eager for results that he rushed things carelessly.
Expressions
- 巧遅は拙速に如かずbetter rough and ready than slow and elaborate