A watched pot never boils
Waiting anxiously makes time seem to pass more slowly.
English
A watched pot never boils
Tiếng Việt
Càng trông càng lâu.
Càng sốt ruột chờ thì càng thấy lâu.
Examples
- Stop refreshing the page — a watched pot never boils.
- She waited by the phone all evening, but a watched pot never boils.