not so fast

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

not so fast

1. (idiomatic) Used to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not,‎ so,‎ fast.

Translations

stop doing something

• Arabic: لَيْسَ بِهٰذِهِ السُّرْعَة (laysa bihāḏihi s-surʕa)
• Finnish: eipäs hoppuilla
• French: pas si vite, minute papillon (fr)
• German: nicht so schnell
• Hebrew: לא כל כך מהר (ló kól kákh mahér)
• Hindi: इतना शीघ्र नहीं (itnā śīghra nahī̃)
• Hungarian: lassan a testtel, hátrább az agarakkal (hu), nem oda Buda, hohó (hu), nana (hu), álljon meg a (fáklyás)menet
• Polish: nie tak szybko
• Portuguese: não tão rápido
• Spanish: no tan deprisa
• Swedish: sakta i backarna (sv)
• Urdu: اتنا جلد نہیں (itnā jald nahī̃)

See also

• hold one's horses