# Half-Assed or Half-Fast?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-assed-or-half-fast/78553>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-assed-or-half-fast/78553 "2001-08-28T17:19:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Onthefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de053/32.png) [@Onthefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onthefly)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-assed-or-half-fast/78553/41 "2025-05-25T23:41:59Z")

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If it is me running, it is half fast. If we are referring to my teenage son cutting the grass, it is half-assed.

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