Haste Makes Waste —Used to say that doing something too quickly causes mistakes that result in time, effort, materials, etc., being wasted (Merriam-Webster).
(יא) וְכָכָה֮ תֹּאכְל֣וּ אֹתוֹ֒ מָתְנֵיכֶ֣ם חֲגֻרִ֔ים נַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ בְּחִפָּז֔וֹן פֶּ֥סַח ה֖וּא לַיהוָֽה׃
(11) This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly: it is a Passover offering to the LORD.
(ב) בחפזון. לְשׁוֹן בֶּהָלָה וּמְהִירוּת, כְּמוֹ "וַיְהִי דָּוִד נֶחְפָּז לָלֶכֶת" (שמואל א' כ"ג), "אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלִיכוּ אֲרָם בְּחָפְזָם" (מלכים ב' ז'):
(2) בחפזון — This is an expression denoting hurry and haste, similar to, (I Samuel 23:26) “And David made haste (נחפז) to get away”; (2 Kings 7:15) ”which the Arameans had cast away in their haste"
Why do you speed eat?
The pace of eating is influenced by external triggers (dining atmosphere, sounds, colours, lighting), whether you’re in the company of other slow or fast eaters, and have a sense of urgency to move on and do other ‘things’.
How long should you take to consume a meal?
How long you take really depends on what you’re eating - the texture and amount served. It’s not possible to put a hard and fast ‘time target’ for any meal.
If you’re always first to finish regardless of what the meal is, slow down
(http://www.foodtalk.com.au)
The pace of eating is influenced by external triggers (dining atmosphere, sounds, colours, lighting), whether you’re in the company of other slow or fast eaters, and have a sense of urgency to move on and do other ‘things’.
How long should you take to consume a meal?
How long you take really depends on what you’re eating - the texture and amount served. It’s not possible to put a hard and fast ‘time target’ for any meal.
If you’re always first to finish regardless of what the meal is, slow down
(http://www.foodtalk.com.au)
(ג) פסח הוא לה'. הַקָּרְבָּן קָרוּי פסח עַל שֵׁם הַדִּלּוּג וְהַפְּסִיחָה, שֶׁהַקָּבָּ"ה הָיָה מְדַלֵּג בָּתֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֵּין בָּתֵּי מִצְרַיִם וְקוֹפֵץ מִמִּצְרִי לְמִצְרִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֶמְצָעִי נִמְלָט; וְאַתֶּם עֲשׂוּ כָל עֲבוֹדוֹתָיו לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם, דֶּרֶךְ דִּלּוּג וּקְפִיצָה, זֵכֶר לִשְׁמוֹ שֶׁקָּרוּי פסח; וְגַם פשק"א לְשׁוֹן פְּסִיעָה:
(3) פסח הוא לה IT IS THE PASSOVER OF THE LORD — The offering is called פסח in allusion to the springing and passing over — because the Holy One, blessed be He, passed over the houses of the Israelites in between the houses of the Egyptians and sprang from Egyptian to Egyptian, whilst the Israelite who was between them escaped. The words “And ye shall eat it in haste for it is a 'springing’-offering to the Lord” imply: Ye, therefore, do every act of sacrificial service connected with it (with the Paschal lamb) in honour of Heaven (God) by way of springing and leaping over (i. e. hastily), as a reminder of its name, which is called, the “springing”-offering. In old French, (Provencal) too, Pascua (the term for the Passover festival) signifies stepping over.
(א) מתניכם חגורים מזומנים לדרך, כענין וישנס מתניו להורות על כטחון בלתי מסופק באל יתברך, בהיותם מכינים עצמם לדרך בעודם בבית כלא:
(1) מתניכם חגורים, ready to commence marching. We find a similar expression in connection with the prophet Elijah in Kings I 18,46 where he is described as וישנס מתניו, “he bound up his loins.” The expression reflects absolute confidence in G’d’s assistance of the undertaking one is about to embark on. This is displayed while the prisoner is still inside the walls of his jail, the door not having opened yet to let him out.
(6) The reason for the particular laws concerning the Passover lamb is clear...In the same way as the Israelites were commanded to eat unleavened bread, because they could prepare it hastily, so they were commanded, for the sake of haste, to roast the lamb, because there was not sufficient time to boil it, or to prepare other food; even the delay caused by breaking the bones and to extract their marrow was prohibited the one principle is laid down for all these rules, "Ye shall eat it in haste" (Exod. 12:11)...These temporary commandments were then made permanent, in order that we may remember what was done in those days. "And thou shalt keep this ordinance in his season from year to year" (Exod. 13:10). (Guide Part 3 46:6)
Midrash Ein Ya'akov
We have also a Baraitha to the same effect: Did the Lord, thy God, bring thee forth out of Egypt by night (Deu. 16, 1). "Did they really go out at night? Behold! it was in the morning, for it is said (Num. 33, 3.) On the morrow after the Passover sacrifice did the children of Israel go out with a high hand. We must, therefore, say that the beginning of the deliverance was in the evening."
We have also a Baraitha to the same effect: Did the Lord, thy God, bring thee forth out of Egypt by night (Deu. 16, 1). "Did they really go out at night? Behold! it was in the morning, for it is said (Num. 33, 3.) On the morrow after the Passover sacrifice did the children of Israel go out with a high hand. We must, therefore, say that the beginning of the deliverance was in the evening."
What is a Seudat mitzvah and when does one hold it? Is the Passover meal a Seudat Mitzvah?
ואותה סעודה שעושין בשביל הנס היא סעודת מצוה דכל סעודה שעושין לזכר נפלאות ד' הוא סעודת מצוה:
And that meal that is done on account of the miracle is a Seudat Mitzvah in as much as any meal that is held on account of God's wonders is a Seudat Mitzvah (MB 697:2)
Make sure you don't go through your Seder with such haste that you don't know why you are doing it.