the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
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slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
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Procrastination \Pro*cras`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.
Procrastination is the thief of time. --Young.
One businessman describes it as 'expert in procrastination' and Mr Fonseca says the government recognises a need to modernise it. The government is also selling commercial assets.
Such programmes are not like the Queen's Speech, with a parliamentary majority to enact it into law. A presidency does, however, have a power of procrastination, of putting off Council discussion of things it does not like.
Dinkins has apologized for his tax "procrastination," which cost him an appointment as deputy mayor in 1973, noted that it occurred long ago and pointed out that he was not charged with any crime.
And what looks like procrastination to some, has some distinct advantages for Bush.
In Los Angeles, aliens conceded they had been putting it off, but now there was no time left for procrastination.
This procrastination is testing the patience of Mr. Arafat's Arab allies and his constituents in Israel's occupied territories.