procrastination

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ UK /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
noun Freq #59170

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The habit of delaying or putting off things you should do.

    His procrastination meant the report was finished at the last minute.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the habit of delaying or... delaydeferral
Opposites
precrastination

Etymology

From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).

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