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to do it mañana

to do it mañana

9.9
To wait until tomorrow to do something instead of doing it now
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : dejarlo para mañana
  • Whenever faced with chores, he prefers to do it mañana instead of tackling them right away.

Examples

  • I have a lot of paperwork, but I think I'll do it mañana and relax this evening.

  • She told her friend not to worry and just do it mañana if she was tired.

  • Let's just do it mañana and enjoy today!

  • I plan to do it mañana instead of rushing now.

  • I have a lot of paperwork, but I think I'll do it mañana and relax this evening.

  • Whenever faced with chores, he prefers to do it mañana instead of tackling them right away.

  • Let's just do it mañana and enjoy today!

Synonyms

to put off
vsto do it mañana
113 2.9

Delay something until a later time

delays specifically until the next day with relaxed informal attitude
to hold off
vsto do it mañana
78 3.8

To wait before doing something

focuses on planned next-day postponement not just temporary hesitation
to hold off on
vsto do it mañana
37 4.2

To wait before doing something

means choosing tomorrow delay rather than cautious waiting
to hold back
vsto do it mañana
16 3.5

Wait before doing something because you feel unsure

implies relaxed next-day delay rather than internal hesitation
to defer
vsto do it mañana
  • Formal
15 5.5

To delay something until a later time

is informal and implies doing it tomorrow rather than formal delay
to put on the back burner
vsto do it mañana
1 5.6

To delay dealing with something until later and make it less important

suggests brief next-day delay rather than deprioritising for long term
to get a tuit
vsto do it mañana
  • Informal
9.9

Delay doing something by joking you will do it someday

is more concrete about tomorrow not vague indefinite delay

How Soon

right away
960 1.0
today
∞ 1.0
to do it mañana
  • Informal
9.9

Surface Forms

do it mañana infinitive
did it mañana past
done it mañana past participle
doing it mañana present participle
does it mañana third person singular

Morphology

do + it + mañana

The meaning is directly derived from the constituents: 'do' (perform), 'it' (the task), and 'mañana' (tomorrow/later), so the phrase simply means to postpone the task until tomorrow. Although informal and code-switched from Spanish, its composition mirrors the clear English pattern 'do it tomorrow', making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Do it mañana comes from the Spanish word mañana, which means 'tomorrow'. It paints a picture of someone saying 'I'll do it tomorrow' and relaxing now, so the phrase means to 'put off' something until later.