procrastination
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).
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procrastination (plural procrastinations)
- The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
- 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality I, 1, 393
- Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals until all are fled.
- 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality I, 1, 393
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act of postponing, delaying or putting off
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