Procrastination is the thief of time.

Meaning: If you keep putting off doing something, you will end up wasting time and not getting it done.

Choice of Words: Procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing something. Thief is a person who steals something. Time is the period during which something happens or exists. When you put them together, the sentence means that procrastination can waste your time and prevent you from doing what you need to do.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Clutter breeds procrastination and stress.
• Policeman catches thief in street.
• Policeman catches thief.
• The sneaky thief stole the valuable treasure.
• The thief stole the diamond from the museum.
• The judge sentenced the thief to prison.
• Policeman chased the thief.
• The thief vanished like a ghost.
• Night came quietly like thief.
• The clever thief escaped from prison without being caught.