Published January 2, 2024 • Updated October 16, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Remettre au lendemain meaning
Remettre au lendemain is a French expression meaning “to procrastinate” or “to put off until later.” The literal translation is “to put off until the next day.” For example, “Je remets mon travail au lendemain” (I procrastinate on my work).
Remettre au lendemain pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of remettre au lendemain is /ʁə.mɛtʁ o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃/, which sounds approximately like “ruh-metr oh lahn-duh-mahn.”
Remettre au lendemain example sentences
Thomas devrait faire ses devoirs mais il les remet au lendemain.
Thomas should do his homework but he’s procrastinating.
Si tu continues à remettre toutes tes responsabilités au lendemain, tes problèmes vont commencer à s’accumuler !
If you keep putting off all your responsibilities, your problems will start piling up.
In addition to remettre au lendemain, you can also say remettre à plus tard, with plus tard meaning “later”.
Je devrais passer l’aspirateur mais je le remets à plus tard.
I should vacuum but I’m procrastinating.
👉 See also: Avoir la flemme (Slang expression — lazy, can’t be bothered) »
Remettre au lendemain vs. procrastiner
Both remettre au lendemain and procrastiner mean “to procrastinate.” However, remettre au lendemain usually refers to postponing a specific task, while procrastiner describes the behavior in general. For example, “Je remets mes devoirs au lendemain” (I put off my homework until tomorrow). “Je procrastine souvent” (I often procrastinate).
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- traîner — to drag one’s feet
- repousser — to postpone, to push back
- reporter — to postpone
- différer — to delay, to defer
- remettre à plus tard — to put off until later
- procrastiner — to procrastinate
- un procrastinateur — a procrastinator
- la procrastination — procrastination
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