Synonyms for procrastination
pro·cras·ti·na·tion

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1. procrastination

   Synonyms:
   dilatoriness, delay

   Antonyms:
   timeliness, punctuality, promptitude, alacrity

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1. procrastination, cunctation, shillyshallynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   dilatoriness, cunctation, shillyshally

2. dilatoriness, procrastinationnoun

   slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

   Synonyms:
   dilatoriness, cunctation, shillyshally

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1. procrastinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   dilatoriness, putting off, delay, tardiness, slowness

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1. List of paraphrases for "procrastination":

   indecision, foot-dragging, delay, indecisiveness, hesitation, postponement, delaying

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1. Tim Pychyl:

   Guilt is the No. 1 emotion correlated with procrastination.

2. Edward Young:

   Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

3. Don Marquis:

   Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

4. Christopher Parker:

   Procrastination is like a credit card it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.

5. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   Such is the price of procrastination, calling for pressure on Russia to stop this cruel war. 117 children, thousands of adults. Thousands of people are injured. Tens of thousands of families devastated. Hundreds of thousands of destroyed destinies. Millions and millions of abandoned homes. And it all started with one man.