Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Pro/ 'kras/ ti/ 'nay/ shun

In psychology, procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of low-priority, and thus putting off important tasks to a later time.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊˌkɹæstɪˈneɪʃən/

Noun

procrastination (plural procrastinations)

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

"Procrastination is the thief of time."



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