as in delay
a state, a habit, or an instance of being slow or late about doing something that should be done
Though she has a tendency towards procrastination, she never fails to turn in her papers on time.
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Recent Examples of procrastination
Symptoms include procrastination, irritability, and slowed momentum.
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Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
City planning, procrastination, pomp and circumstance aside, the planet’s biggest sporting has arrived.
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Gavin Godfrey,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee shops, accommodating bars and private homes are intended to turn tedious and procrastination-inducing adult responsibilities into productive time with a twist.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Read the Bee’s full guide to Election Day procrastination here.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
No amount of procrastination can undo the fact that language forces a decision about who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being spoken about.
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Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
The sports ticket market generally doesn’t reward procrastination but this one might.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.
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Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
When the future feels uncertain, paralysis can look like procrastination.
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Ali Kaufman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
City planning, procrastination, pomp and circumstance aside, the planet’s biggest sporting has arrived.
—
Gavin Godfrey,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee shops, accommodating bars and private homes are intended to turn tedious and procrastination-inducing adult responsibilities into productive time with a twist.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Read the Bee’s full guide to Election Day procrastination here.
—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
No amount of procrastination can undo the fact that language forces a decision about who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being spoken about.
—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
The sports ticket market generally doesn’t reward procrastination but this one might.
—
Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
When the future feels uncertain, paralysis can look like procrastination.
—
Ali Kaufman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastination
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But the heat has led to cancellations and delays in several states.
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The city commission reached a major step forward on the project after months of delays and disagreements over the best way to replace the old City Hall, which was damaged beyond repair by the historic flooding of April 2023.
Noun
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Her remedy isn't avoidance, but direct conversation—giving people space to talk through what went wrong before launching the next effort.
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Substance abuse is greatly detrimental in its own right, of course, but sometimes the issues that stem from it—stress, emotional exhaustion, secrecy, avoidance—can have similarly devastating long-term effects on a person’s wellbeing.
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Adding to the uncertainty, Congress allowed Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire last year, which caused insurance premiums to spike for millions more people.
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This work of checking in on team members or translating ambiguity, especially during periods of uncertainty, has been dubbed the empathy or care tax.
Noun
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Shekarchi filed suit in Superior Court last week to block the Ethics Commission from investigating whether his bid to join the Supreme Court directly from the legislature violates the revolving door law's one-year waiting period.
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They were quickly given an IV and shuttled into a waiting ambulance for further medical attention.
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“Procrastination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastination. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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