"odottavan aika on pitkä" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Forms: "the time is long for those who wait" [literally]
Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=odottavan aika on pitkä}} odottavan aika on pitkä
  1. a watched pot never boils
    Sense id: en-odottavan_aika_on_pitkä-fi-proverb-HjQrFD5o Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs

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