procrastination

pro·cras·ti·nate  (pr-krst-nt, pr-)

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.

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[Latin prcrstinre, prcrstint- : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + crstinus, of tomorrow (from crs, tomorrow).]

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pro·crasti·nation n.

pro·crasti·nator n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	procrastination - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time cunctation, shillyshally delay, 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 it dilatoriness deliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

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procrastination

noun 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

procrastination [prəʊˌkræstɪˈneɪʃən] N → indecisión f, falta f de resolución
after months of procrastination → tras meses de indecisión

procrastination [prəʊˌkræstɪˈneɪʃ^ən] n → procrastination f

procrastination

n → Zögern nt, → Zaudern nt; procrastination won’t solve your problems → durch Aufschieben lösen sich Ihre Probleme nicht

procrastination [prəʊˌkræstɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → procrastinazione f

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procrastination [prəʊˌkræstɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → procrastinazione f