Abracadabra, holus-bolus? This isn’t a magical incantation — “holus-bolus” is an adverb to describe things happening all at once. The word possibly originated as a pseudo-Latin rhyme based on the phrase “whole bolus” (a bolus being a single lump or mass of a substance), but might also come from the Greek phrase “hólos bôlos” (“clump of earth”). When it seems like things in your life are happening holus-bolus, procrastinating might feel like the wrong thing to do. However, sometimes taking a step back from overwhelming tasks and taking time to let new ideas marinate is exactly what you need to figure out the best approach.