from Sp. mañana, "tomorrow," from cras manñana, lit. "tomorrow early," from V.L. *maneana "early," from L. mane "in the morning," from PIE *ma- "good" (cf. mature, matins), with notion of "occurring at a good time, timely, early."
mod. tomorrow; in the future, not now. (Spanish.) : It's always mañana with you. Isn't there any “today” or “now” in your vocabulary? , He's a mañana kind of guy. You know—real laid back.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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