to-do list

noun

1. a list of things that one wants to get done or that need to get done.

   No, I haven’t bought the gift yet, but it’s on my to-do list.

Word History and Origins

Origin of to-do list¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

If you have never written a to-do list, you are missing out on one of civilization’s greatest achievements.

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The wardrobe mistress was soon satisfied and left her to carry on unsupervised, for the performance would begin in less than an hour and she had a long to-do list to attend to.

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Her father fashioned a cozy nest out of blankets, and her mother offered one of her own nightdresses to wear, and an embroidered pillow that read, The difference between a dream and a plan is a to-do list.

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Most of my life my creative self has been pushed to last place on my to-do list.

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"It's a check box for them to tick, like just with the training, it's something on a to-do list and they think they'll do it and it'll go away, but it just won't happen."

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