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from The Century Dictionary.

noun The act or habit of procrastinating; a putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
noun slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

Etymologies

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From Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō ("procrastinate"), from prō + crāstinus ("of tomorrow"), from crās ("tomorrow").

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To be sure, there are many more underlying causes to what we call procrastination, most of which require keen self awareness and the willingness to learn and grow.

Russell Bishop: Are You Procrastinating With Integrity? 2010
And now my procrastination is yours. posted by Matthew @ 1: 30 PM

Archive 2007-05-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
And now my procrastination is yours. posted by Matthew @ 1: 30 PM

Dance the day away Matthew Guerrieri 2007
To be sure, there are many more underlying causes to what we call procrastination, most of which require keen self awareness and the willingness to learn and grow.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010
Writing, in ways that extend way beyond social media and procrastination, is really very much about discipline.

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » A Fine Balance 2010
My way around procrastination is to stand up at my desk rather than sitting which works surprisingly well.

3 Simple Tips for Effortless Writing | Write to Done 2010
However, dealing with procrastination is never easy, I have to admit.

Stick To It « Write Anything 2009
“My way around procrastination is to stand up at my desk”

3 Simple Tips for Effortless Writing | Write to Done 2010
In this space procrastination is not invited and I like that.

The Lure of the Page « Write Anything 2010
Chronic procrastination is the symptom of an underlying psychological disorder not the diagnosis.

Procrastination 2010
Learned a very relatable term today: “報復性熬夜” (revenge bedtime procrastination), a phenomenon in which people who don’t have much control over their daytime life refuse to sleep early in order to regain some sense of freedom during late night hours.

(1) Daphne K. Lee on Twitter: "Learned a very relatable term today: “報復性熬夜” (revenge bedtime procrastination), a phenomenon in which people who don’t have much control over their daytime life refuse to sleep early in order to regain some sense of freedom during late night hours." / Twitter 2023
Revenge bedtime procrastination is putting off sleep to gain more leisure time.

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination 2021
Here you are again: It’s way past your bedtime on a weeknight, but you just can’t seem to make yourself go to bed. You had a long day of work and chores and now all you want is some me time. You know that, come morning, you’ll regret staying up so late (hello, third cup of coffee). But you’ll probably do it again tomorrow night, too. So, what gives? Turns out you might be suffering from a phenomenon recently dubbed revenge bedtime procrastination. “People procrastinate bedtime for the same reason people smoke and overeat and drink too much alcohol and don’t get physical exercise. Most of this has to do with short-term gain rather than long-term cost,” says Michael V. Vitiello, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a sleep specialist. The problem is, if you’re regularly not getting enough sleep, the potential long-term health costs start adding up. What is revenge bedtime procrastination? Basically, people who put off going to bed — even though they know they shouldn’t — may feel frustrated that they don’t have enough time in the day to do things that matter to them. It’s about getting “revenge” on the hours during the day with little free time, according to The Sleep Foundation. The concept has gained popularity during the pandemic, probably because many people have been working from home and experiencing a blurring of the lines between work and personal life, says Vitiello.

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination 2021

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mollusque commented on the word procrastination

Bilby, weren't you going to list this?

April 24, 2009
bilby commented on the word procrastination

It's on my list of words to consider listing tomorrow.

April 24, 2009
gangerh commented on the word procrastination

Funny, I was going to start some tomorrow.

April 24, 2009
bilby commented on the word procrastination

We can't possibly both do it tomorrow. We'll have to do it next week then.

April 24, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word procrastination

Next week?! The world isn't gonna blow up if you wait until May.

April 24, 2009
mollusque commented on the word procrastination

Isn't May next week? Or did someone postpone it?

April 24, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word procrastination

Next weekend, yes. But is bilby really planning to do some work during the weekend?

April 24, 2009
gangerh commented on the word procrastination

Yea. May be next week.

April 25, 2009
gangerh commented on the word procrastination

Maybe May may be a good time to start procrastinating.

April 25, 2009
dontcry commented on the word procrastination

If it's May already you might as well wait until summer is over -- it's such a busy time anyway.

April 25, 2009
bilby commented on the word procrastination

Dontcry's right. We can revisit the issue of setting an agenda item to discuss a start date for consideration of the temporary listing at the end of summer. If that's not rushing things.

April 25, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word procrastination

Whoa, whoa, bilby! Slow down! Jeez, what's the rush?

April 25, 2009
gangerh commented on the word procrastination

The People of Procrastistan.

April 26, 2009
reesetee commented on the word procrastination

Wait, wait, wait. Haven't you guys ever heard of National On-Hold Month? Geez.
And just so you know, I was going to post this message the other day, but I didn't get to it until now. In fact, I feel like it's so early that I may just erase it and wait until later to post it.

May 1, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word procrastination

Nah. You should wait to erase it. I mean, it isn't like it's going anywhere.

May 2, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word procrastination

I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.
-Steven Wright

July 26, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word procrastination

My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.
-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

July 28, 2009
jeromicito commented on the word procrastination

Procrastination is checking Ze Frank's blog and finding this video he liked up on YouTube: procrastination

November 13, 2009
jeromicito commented on the word procrastination

Little "p" procrastination is what mothers have warned their children of for centuries, leading the kids to read blogs and waste their time leaving comments about big "P" Procrastination and little "p" procrastination. Go on, watch that Procrastination video on YouTube one more time. You know you want to watch: " link

November 13, 2009
marky commented on the word procrastination

This is what I've been doing on my Wordnik API project.. don't worry, starting now..

February 17, 2010
dipannita commented on the word procrastination

tomorrow...dat after tomorrow...next week n so on...

February 24, 2010
nayanlaldas commented on the word procrastination

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