procrastination

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
  2. noun slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

cunctation, shillyshally

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