Meanings
- Do not procrastinate whatever that can be done today until tomorrow.
Near-synonyms: he who hesitates is lost, procrastination is the thief of time, there's no time like the present
Synonyms: he who hesitates is lost, procrastination is the thief of time, there's no time like the present
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbDo not procrastinate whatever that can be done today until tomorrow.
Origin
Attributed to Thomas Jefferson
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian не отлагай днешната работа за утре
- не отлагай днешната работа за утре (ne otlagaj dnešnata rabota za utre)do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Czech kdo zaváhá, nežere
- kdo zaváhá, nežeredo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Finnish ei huomenna vaan tänään, se pelaa ei, joka pelkää
- ei huomenna vaan tänäändo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
- se pelaa ei, joka pelkäädo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
German was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen
- was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgendo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Italian chi si ferma è perduto
- chi si ferma è perdutodo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Polish co masz zrobić jutro, zrób dzisiaj, nie odkładaj na jutro tego, co możesz zrobić dzisiaj
- co masz zrobić jutro, zrób dzisiajdo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
- nie odkładaj na jutro tego, co możesz zrobić dzisiajdo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
- ten kto się waha, jest zgubionydo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Russian промедле́ние сме́рти подо́бно
- промедле́ние сме́рти подо́бно (promedlénije smérti podóbno)do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Scottish Gaelic is fheàrr aon diugh na dà mhàireach
- is fheàrr aon diugh na dà mhàireachdo not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Turkish bugünün işini yarına bırakma
- bugünün işini yarına bırakmado not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Ukrainian ніко́ли не відклада́й на за́втра те, що мо́жеш зроби́ти сього́дні
- ніко́ли не відклада́й на за́втра те, що мо́жеш зроби́ти сього́дні (nikóly ne vidkladáj na závtra te, ščo móžeš zrobýty sʹohódni)do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Vietnamese việc hôm nay chớ để ngày mai
- việc hôm nay chớ để ngày maido not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow
Cite this entry
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/never%20put%20off%20until%20tomorrow%20what%20you%20can%20do%20today
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