mañana
- noun
- /mɑːˈnjɑːnə/
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procrastinación
- Her mañana attitude made it difficult for her to meet the project deadlines.
Examples
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...hijack one of those longboats, and then we row back to Spain like there's no mañana!
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He always puts things off, showing a clear case of mañana when it comes to completing his assignments.
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If you go toMañana, say,"G'day" to Carlos when he gets back.
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Procrastination, or mañana, is a common challenge for many students during exam season.
Synonyms
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Delaying tasks you should do until later
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Slow, unnecessary movement or delay that wastes time
Putting off doing something you should do now
Delaying making a decision or starting something
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Etymology
Mañana is also used to mean the habit of delaying things because it literally says 'tomorrow' or 'later'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of someone saying 'I'll do it mañana', which explains the 'putting things off' meaning.