Definition

The act of delaying or putting off tasks or responsibilities, often due to laziness or habit.

Example

His procrastination led to a lot of stress before the deadline.

Conversation

I've been struggling with procrastination lately.

Me too! It's so easy to put things off.

I know, right? I keep telling myself to start earlier.

Same here — we really need to hold each other accountable.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Procrastination → It is formed from "pro-" (meaning forward) and "crastinus" (meaning of tomorrow, from "cras" meaning tomorrow). The word describes the act of putting off tasks to a later time, specifically to tomorrow.

Memory Tip

Think of moving tasks 'forward' ('pro-') to 'tomorrow' ('crastinus') — that's why procrastination means delaying tasks.

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