procrastination

Definition of Procrastination in English :

1. cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally

the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

2. dilatoriness, procrastination

slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Procrastination

verb

(usually intr)

to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay

verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: proˈcrastiˌnated or proˈcrastiˌnating

to put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually

v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates

v.intr.

To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

v.tr.

To postpone or delay needlessly.