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precrastinate en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from precrastination, as a blend of pre- + procrastinate.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To engage in precrastination.
   • It can also “precrastinate,” that is, engage in a series of tasks too early, in a way that results in serious and unnecessary burdens and costs. 2015, Cass R. Sunstein, Choosing Not to Choose: Understanding the Value of Choice, →ISBN, page 12:
   • You know me. I never procrastinate. I do the opposite. I precrastinate. 2015, Joseph Muratore, Rise of a Terrorist, →ISBN:
   • Because of the general application of precrastination, it was picked up by the media (eg, Richtel, 2014) and even led to the suggestion that people who precrastinate sacrifice creativity because they don't leave enough time for incubation (Grant, 2016). 2019 February, Lisa R. Fournier, Emily Coder, Clark Kogan, Nisha Raghunath, Ezana Taddese, David A. Rosenbaum, “Which task will we choose first? Precrastination and cognitive load in task ordering”, in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, volume 81, number 2:

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