procrastination

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US /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ UK /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

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

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

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1 noun · the habit of delaying or... delaydeferral

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precrastination

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Procrastination is the thief of time

Etymology

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

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