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procrastination|prəʊkræstɪˈneɪʃən|
[ad. L. prōcrastinātiōn-em, n. of action f. prōcrastināre: see prec., and cf. F. procrastination (16th c. in Godef., now rare).]
The action or habit of procrastinating, or putting off; delay, dilatoriness.
a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VI 165 Without longer procrastinacion, he assembled togither .viii. C. horsemen. 1603Knolles Hist. Turks (1621) 1293 Most weightie businesse.., and such as could suffer no procrastination or delay. 1742Young Nt. Th. i. 393 Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled. 1877Farrar Days of Youth xiv. 133 They branded prudent caution as mean procrastination.
b. The putting off or deferring of something.
1632Lithgow Trav. vii. 304 That benefite of the procrastination of my Life. 1800Proc. E. Ind. Ho. in Asiat. Ann. Reg. 68/2 Whether he would consent to the procrastination of his motion or not. |