procrastination

Signification (Anglais)

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

Concepts

procrastination

temporisation

retard

atermoiement

paresse

délai

ajournement

inapplication

négligence

Synonymes

delay

postponement

dilatoriness

cunctation

adjournment

deferment

carelessness

putting off

red tape

habit of dawdling

shillyshally

negligence

sluggishness

prorogation

protraction

reprieve

respite

retardation

runaround

slowness

stay

tardiness

temporize

waste of time

tradiness

abeyance

delay⫷mn⫸

adjourn

arrears

defer

deferral

deferring

delaying

extension

hesitancy

indolence

lingering

moratorium

overdue

Traductions

Aufschub

procrastinação

dilación

procrastinación

uitstel

procrastinazione

neiging tot uitstellen

Verzug

Prokrastination

Verspätung

Verzögerung

procrastinatie

تأجيل

temporeggiamento

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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