Boil, or so it seems.
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Yes, that's true. As a saying it means time passes more slowly if you just passively wait for something to happen. If you are active and involved,
time will fly.
it means that not being patient can make time seem to slow to a crawl therefore a watched pot will never boil
A watched pot never boils does not have an express origin. It is called an idiom. It means something else besides what it implies.
A Watched kettle never boils Better late than never
If all you do is watch it, it will never boil.A kettle with no water in it will never boil.The kettle actually won't boil, just the water that is in it.The kettle may seem as if it never boils while you are watching it because the process is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
A watched pot never boils. Submitted by "the Gatling's"
A Watched Pot was created in 2009.
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Be patient. The things you desire will come to fruition in their own time.
Conan - 2010 A Watched Pot Never Boils and Other Total Lies 2-41 was released on: USA: 30 January 2012 Finland: 7 February 2012
The Watched Pot - 1918 was released on: USA: 9 September 1918
It is not "copper cattle" is is "copper kettle" - a "kettle" is a special pot used to boil water.