procrastinationputting things off
What the word
putting things off
procrastination
delay (act of)
deferral
dawdling (idle)
stalling (deliberate)
Synonym
procrastination
core noun
delay (neutral) dilly-dallying (informal) dawdling (informal) stalling (informal) foot-dragging (informal) shilly-shallying (dated, informal) cunctation (archaic, rare) fabianism (rare)
act of postponing
deferral (formal) postponement (neutral) putting off (informal) temporizing (formal)
idleness nuance
sloth (literary) laziness (neutral) indolence (formal) inertia (neutral) lassitude (literary)
avoidance nuance
avoidance (neutral) evasion (neutral) shirking (informal) malingering (negative)
person who procrastinates
procrastinator (neutral) dawdler (informal) laggard (literary) idler (neutral) time-waster (informal) slacker (informal, negative)
Thesaurus
procrastination
CORE TERMS
delay (habitual) postponement dawdling stalling dilly-dallying (informal)
NEAR SYNONYMS
sloth (moral) laziness idleness inertia foot-dragging lollygagging (colloquial)
PERSON WHO
procrastinator dawdler idler laggard slacker (informal) trifler
ACTS
delay defer postpone put off stall dally tarry drag one's feet drag one's heels put on the back burner
PHRASES
tomorrow later mañana anon in a minute one of these days eventually when I get around to it
MOMENTS
tomorrow deadline eve last minute eleventh hour crunch time
FEELINGS
guilt dread avoidance reluctance overwhelm anxiety resistance
CAUSES
perfectionism fear of failure task aversion overwhelm indecision fatigue distraction
HABITS
distraction multitasking task-switching sidetracking rabbit-holing (informal) busywork
OBJECTS
to-do list deadline calendar planner task list inbox notification
PLACES
sofa desk couch bed office tab (browser)
SOUNDS
sigh groan yawn ticking clock notification ping ping (phone)
GESTURES
yawn stretch scroll sigh glance at clock lean back shrug
OPPOSITES
precrastination (coined) diligence promptness punctuality alacrity industry
SAYINGS
"the thief of time" "later" "after" "not now" "I'll do it tomorrow"
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