Phrase guide

not so fast

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to tell someone to cease doing something or to call into question what someone has said.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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phrase

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, so, fast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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