procrastination

Noun
Synonyms: cunctationshillyshallydilatoriness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later timeSynonyms: cunctationshillyshally
  2. slowness as a consequence of not getting around to itSynonyms: dilatoriness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Procrastination \Pro*cras`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness. [1913 Webster]

Procrastination is the thief of time. --Young. [1913 Webster]

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