Dictionary

procrastination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹɐʉˌkɹɛs.təˈnæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
• /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
• [-ʃn̩] (Canada, General-American)
• /pɹəʉˌkɹæs.tɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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. 1742, [Edward Young], “Night the First”, in The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley […], →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

precrastination

Deriveds

bedtime procrastination · procrasturbation · overprocrastination · cryocrastination · procrastination is the thief of time

Relateds

procrastinate

Synonyms

deferral (act of postponing) · prolongation

Translations (90)

nl procrastinatie (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi kuhnailu (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ko 지연행동 (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · id penundaan (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ru прокрастина́ция (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · pl zwłoka (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · da udsættelse (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · id prokrastinasi (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi viivyttely (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · la morōsitās (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · it procrastinazione (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · uk зволіка́ння (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · bg отла́гане (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ast procrastinación (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · es dejar algo para más tarde, para mañana... (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · de Prokrastination (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · es procrastinación (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · sv prokrastinering (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · uk відкладання на потім (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · nl uitstelgedrag (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · hy պրոկրաստինացիա (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · uz prokrastinatsiya (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · az yubatma (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · tl pagpapaliban (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · gd màirnealachd (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ro procrastinare (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · da prokrastinering (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ru промедле́ние (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · es desidia (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · sk prokrastinácia (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · nb prokrastinering (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · cs odkládání (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · az ertələmə (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · nl uitstel (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · hi दीर्घसूत्रता (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · he דחיינות (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ja 先延ばし (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · pl prokrastynacja (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · hu késlekedés (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · da overspringshandling (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · si කල් දැමීම (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · sv förhalande (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · de Aufschub (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi lykkäys (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ar تَأْجِيل (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · gl larcha (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · eo prokrasto (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ru откла́дывание (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · gl nugalla (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ca procrastinació (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ro amânare (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · mi tonanawetanga (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · bg отсро́чване (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · sl prokrastinacija (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · uk прокрастина́ція (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi vitkastelu (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · la prōcrāstinātiō (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · tr ertelemecilik (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ja 遅滞 (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ml വൈകിക്കുക (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi jahkailu (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · eu prokrastinazio (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · tl pagpapabukas-bukas (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · af uitstel (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · kn ವಿಳಂಬನ (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · sv förhalning (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · th การผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · pt procrastinação (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · cs prokrastinace (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · th การผัด (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · gl doca (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · lt vilkinimas (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · hu halogatás (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · gl procrastinación (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · pa ਪ੍ਰੋਕ੍ਰਾਸਟ੍ਰੀਨੇਸ਼ਨ (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · yi אָפּלייגעכץ (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ta தள்ளிப்போடுதல் (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · et prokrastinatsioon (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · bg прокрастинация (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · lt atidėliojimas (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · cmn 拖延 (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi aikaansaamattomuus (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fr procrastination (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · el αναβλητικότητα (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · vi trì hoãn (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ar تَسْوِيف (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · cmn 耽擱 /耽搁 (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · fi aikailu (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ru проволо́чка (act of postponing, delaying or putting off) · ru отсро́чка (act of postponing, delaying or putting off)