handle it later

/ˈhændl ɪt ˈleɪtər/

deal with something at a later time

I'm too busy now, I'll handle it later.

The speaker is postponing dealing with a task or issue until they have more time.

informal

To postpone dealing with a task, problem, or situation until a later time.

The email can wait; I'll handle it later.

The speaker is choosing to address the email at a more convenient time.

Don't worry about the broken window, we'll handle it later.

The speaker is acknowledging the issue but choosing to address it later.

This phrase is commonly used in casual conversation to indicate that something will be addressed, but not immediately.

Collocations

handle it laterpostpone dealing with something

postpone dealing with something

delay dealing with something

This phrase is common in everyday conversation and is often used to reassure someone that a task will be addressed, even if not immediately.

Using this phrase can be a polite way to indicate that you will address something, without making it seem urgent.

The phrase is a combination of the verb 'handle' (to manage or deal with) and the adverbial phrase 'later' (at a subsequent time).

This phrase is typically used in informal contexts to indicate that a task or issue will be addressed, but not urgently.

handle

to manage or deal with

root

the task or situation being referred to

pronoun

later

at a subsequent time

adverb

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