a watched pot never boils
idiom
—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
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“A watched pot never boils.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20watched%20pot%20never%20boils. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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