From: Yoruba, West Africa
Source: Yoruba proverb (Apẹ̀kótójẹun kò ní jẹ̀ bàjẹ́); lingalot.com's Yoruba page gives it in another spelling, "A pẹ ko to jẹun, ki jẹ ibajẹ", translated "The person that eats late will not eat spoiled food". Earlier recorded here as documented in African Manners' "Yoruba Proverbs III"; that page, read in full, does not contain it.
The source explains it: The meaning of this proverb is that it's better to be patient and not rush into things.
. The wording of the meaning is ours.