to plan carefully before taking action
vor dem Handeln sorgfältig planen (vor dem Handeln sorgfaltig planen)
"Before starting the project, he always says measure twice, cut once."
"Bevor er das Projekt startet, sagt er immer 'zwei mal messen, einmal schneiden'." (Bevor er das Projekt startet, sagt er immer 'zwei mal messen, einmal schneiden'.)
a strong and harmful need to do or use something
to try any method to succeed, even if unlikely
a very good chance to do something
at the most advanced position in a field
to move something to an earlier time
too busy or overwhelmed to handle more tasks