a watched pot never boils - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- A process appears to proceed more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it
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- Finnish: odottavan aika on pitkä
- French: s’inquiéter ne fait pas avancer les choses
- Hungarian: figyelt fazék sosem forr
- Italian: il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa
- Polish: czekającemu czas się dłuży
- Russian: когда́ ждёшь, вре́мя тя́нется (kogdá ždjošʹ, vrémja tjánetsja)
- Sicilian: pignata taliata nun vugghi mai f
- Spanish: quien espera, desespera