a watched kettle never boils

- به طولانی شدن زمان اشاره می کند ، زمانی که فردی منتظر است چیزی فوراً اتفاق بیفتد.
- زمانی که فردی منتظر است چیزی انجام شود ، زمان کندتر می گذرد
- اگر انجام کاری زمان می برد، به آن زمان دهید ( و روی آن وقت بگذارید ) .
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💎a watched pot never boils💎
used to mean that time passes very slowly when one is waiting for something to happen if that is the only thing one is thinking about
MerriamWebsterDictionary@
[old - fashioned]
said to mean that if you wait and watch anxiously to see something happen, it will seem to take a very long time, or it will not happen at all
. E. g
This strategy is doomed from the start because it is far too public: a watched pot never boils
CollinsDictionary@
💎a watched pot never boils💎
Meaning
1 ) if you wait for something to happen it takes longer
2 ) time slows down when one is waiting for something to get done
3 ) it refers to the elongation of time when one is waiting for something to happen urgently
Example Sentences
👈I kept waiting for hours near my phone but there was no news from my daughter from the war zone yet because a watched pot never boils
👈She kept switching onto the website to check her result all morning but I guess the university has not published it yet, a watched pot never boils
👈I stopped looking at the news because a watched pot never boils
👈You should go to her house and ask her about her decision to marry you. Don’t wait because a watched pot never boils
👈I guess it is true that a watched pot never boils but how can I do anything else in this situation?
Source: www. theidioms. com
💎a watched pot never boils💎
1 ) When you want something to happen, paying attention to it will make the wait feel much longer
. E. g
👈Would you stop refreshing the page? The results will be posted soon enough, and a watched pot never boils!
👈You should do something with your time instead of just sitting there waiting for the doctor to call. A watched pot never boils, after all
👈A: "Is the power ever going to come back on?" B: "Come on, let's go out for a walk—a watched pot never boils anyway. "
2 ) Something you are waiting for will not happen while you are concentrating on it
. E. g
👈Don't just sit there staring at the phone while you wait for Lucy to call. A watched pot never boils
👈I'd better do something besides look out the window waiting for Emily to drive up. A watched pot never boils
3 ) Anxious waiting does not speed up matters, as in Stop running downstairs for every mail delivery - a watched pot never boils, you know. This hyperbolic adage reflects the experience of anyone who has ever been in a hurry to bring water to a boil, which eventually occurs but can seem to take forever
4 ) that when you are impatient for something to happen, it seems to take longer
. E. g
Looking out of the window won’t make him arrive any quicker! Don’t you know that a watched pot never boils?
5 ) Anxiety does not hasten matters
This homely piece of kitchen wisdom, whose truth is readily attested by anyone who has ever been in a hurry to cook something in boiling water
TheFreeDictionary@
💎a watched pot never boils💎
A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities
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