procrastination
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procrastination
- /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- [-ʃn̩] Canada, US
- /pɹəʉˌkɹæs.tɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
- /pɹɐʉˌkɹɛs.təˈnæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).
noun procrastinations
- The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally. Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals until all are fled.
