procrastination
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French procrastination, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value RP is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value GA is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /-ʃn̩/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
procrastination (usually uncountable, plural procrastinations)
- The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
- 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
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
act of postponing, delaying or putting off
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōcrāstinātiō.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
procrastination f (plural procrastinations)
Further reading
- “procrastination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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