Daily life
leave something to the last minute
delay until just before a deadline
To leave something to the last minute is to delay doing it until just before it is needed or due.
Hear it in real life
Have you started packing yet?
Not really; I always leave it to the last minute.
I left my tax return to the last minute and had a very stressful weekend.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I left my packing for the last minute.
Say: I left my packing to the last minute.
This expression uses the preposition 'to,' not 'for.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
leave my packing to the last minute; do not leave it to the last minute
Your turn: say it out loud
I left my tax return to the last minute and had a very stressful weekend.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
leave something to the last minute
delay until just before a deadline
“I left my tax return to the last minute and had a very stressful weekend.”
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