never put off until tomorrow

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

proverb Do not delay or hesitate to do something if you can finish or accomplish it today. A: "I've just got one more short assignment and then I'll be finished with my homework, but I think I'll wait until Sunday to do it." B: "You'll enjoy your weekend more if you do it now. Remember, never put off until tomorrow what you can do today!"
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never put off until tomorrow

see under put off.
See also: never, off, put, tomorrow, until
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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The idiom "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today" has been credited to many people, including Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde.
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