"a watched pot never boils" meaning in English

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          "word": "time flies when you're having fun"
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        {
          "word": "a watched kettle never boils"
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        {
          "word": "watched toast never burns"
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        {
          "word": "a watched pot never boils over"
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          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
          "word": "心急吃不了熱豆腐"
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          "roman": "xīnjí chībuliǎo rè dòufu",
          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
          "word": "心急吃不了热豆腐"
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          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
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          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
          "word": "figyelt fazék sosem forr"
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          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
          "word": "il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa"
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          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
          "word": "czekającemu czas się dłuży"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kogdá ždjošʹ, vrémja tjánetsja",
          "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
          "word": "когда́ ждёшь, вре́мя тя́нется"
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          "word": "pignata taliata nun vugghi mai"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "a process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it",
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      "word": "pignata taliata nun vugghi mai"
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