Procrastination

/prəˌkræs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the action of delaying or postponing something.

Her procrastination led to her failing to meet the project deadline.

the state or habit of putting off tasks until a later time.

Procrastination is often a barrier to achieving personal goals.

the avoidance of doing a task which needs to be accomplished.

His procrastination in studying for exams resulted in poor grades.

From the Latin 'procrastinatio', meaning 'putting off till tomorrow'.

putting off

Delaying or deferring an action or decision.

kicking the can down the road

Postponing an action or decision to a later time.

burning the midnight oil

Staying up late to work, often due to procrastination.

delay

To take longer than expected to do something.

postpone

To arrange for something to happen at a later time.

defer

To put off to a later time or date.

Procrastibaking

She spent the afternoon procrastibaking instead of studying.

Procrastinapping

He was procrastinapping instead of finishing his report.