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procrastination

proc·ras·ti·nation

UK/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ US/pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

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2.

slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

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Origin

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

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