因循坐误yīn xún zuò wùprocrastinate until it is too late; sit back and allow the situation to deteriorate
❍ 否则，～，责有攸归，全国丧亡，嗟悔无及。(《毛泽东选集》326) Otherwise,the responsibility will fall on those who procrastinate and allow the situation to deteriorate; once the country’s doom is sealed,it will be too late for regrets and lamentations. 因循坐误yīn xún zuò wù形容沿袭过去的习惯做法，不求改进，迟延拖拉，耽误大事。procrastinate until it is too late, sit back and allow the situation to deteriorate, sit back until it is too late |