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procrastination
pro·cras·ti·nate P0578200 (prō-krăs′tə-nāt′, prə-)v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates v.intr. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.v.tr. To postpone or delay needlessly.
[Latin prōcrāstināre, prōcrāstināt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + crāstinus, of tomorrow (from crās, tomorrow).]
pro·cras′ti·na′tion n.pro·cras′ti·na′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  procrastination - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later timecunctation, shillyshallydelay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | | 2. | procrastination - slowness as a consequence of not getting around to itdilatorinessdeliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry |
procrastinationnoun delay, hesitation, slowness, slackness, dilatoriness, temporization or temporisation He hates delay and procrastination.Quotations
"Procrastination is the thief of time" [Edward Young The Complaint: Night Thoughts]
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today" [Lord Chesterfield letter to his son]
"procrastination is the"
"art of keeping"
"up with yesterday" [Don Marquis archy and mehitabel]Translations
IdiomsSeeprocrastination is the thief of timeprocrastination
Synonyms for procrastinationnoun delaySynonyms- delay
- hesitation
- slowness
- slackness
- dilatoriness
- temporization or temporisation
Synonyms for procrastinationnoun the act of procrastinatingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun slowness as a consequence of not getting around to itSynonymsRelated Words- deliberateness
- unhurriedness
- slowness
- deliberation
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