procrastination
1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (Freq. 1) • Syn: cunctation, shillyshally • Derivationally related forms: shillyshally (for: shillyshally), procrastinate • Hypernyms: delay, holdup 2. slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it • Syn: dilatoriness • Derivationally related forms: procrastinate • Hypernyms: slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness
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