"never put off until tomorrow what you can do today" meaning in English

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        {
          "text": "Near-synonyms: he who hesitates is lost, procrastination is the thief of time, there's no time like the present"
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        "Do not procrastinate whatever that can be done today until tomorrow."
      ],
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          "word": "a stitch in time saves nine"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "ei huomenna vaan tänään"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "nie odkładaj na jutro tego, co możesz zrobić dzisiaj"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "is fheàrr aon diugh na dà mhàireach"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nikóly ne vidkladáj na závtra te, ščo móžeš zrobýty sʹohódni",
          "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
          "word": "ніко́ли не відклада́й на за́втра те, що мо́жеш зроби́ти сього́дні"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "never put off until tomorrow what you can do today"
}

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          "text": "Near-synonyms: he who hesitates is lost, procrastination is the thief of time, there's no time like the present"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "ei huomenna vaan tänään"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "nie odkładaj na jutro tego, co możesz zrobić dzisiaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "is fheàrr aon diugh na dà mhàireach"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nikóly ne vidkladáj na závtra te, ščo móžeš zrobýty sʹohódni",
      "sense": "do not procrastinate whatever can be done today until tomorrow",
      "word": "ніко́ли не відклада́й на за́втра те, що мо́жеш зроби́ти сього́дні"
    }
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  "word": "never put off until tomorrow what you can do today"
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