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2007-08-01 17:20:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it means putting something off until the last minute.
i'm pretty good at it :]
2007-08-01 17:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep putting things off that you need done. I am a procrastinator, wait as long as can to get ready for work: and I love my job, put of deadlines to last minute; then pull an all nighter to get job done. It's not just with work, been needing to paint living room for ever! It's not same as lazy, because I'm always busy. Don't know why people procrastinate about certain things.
2007-08-05 13:02:43 · answer #2 · answered by michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't just mean putting things off to the last minute (as other answerers are suggesting) . . . putting off anything for any amount of time when it can be done now is procrastination. Good night!
2007-08-01 17:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-10 21:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by Jordon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Procrastination is when you keep putting off something you need to do till the last minute.
For example, if you need to study for a test, you'll keep putting it off till the night before the test.
That's procrastination!
PS. I do it ALL the time.
2007-08-01 19:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by H. Zilla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Procrastination: the only five syllable word that every student knows-- it's not just a bad habit; it's a way of life!
From Webster:
Main Entry: pro·cras·ti·nate
Pronunciation: pr&-'kras-t&-"nAt, prO-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
**transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually
**intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
synonym see DELAY
- pro·cras·ti·na·tion /-"kras-t&-'nA-sh&n/ noun
- pro·cras·ti·na·tor /-'kras-t&-"nA-t&r/ noun
http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=procrastination
Urban Dictionary (as well as being a means of procrastination itself) has some rather entertaining definitions: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=procrastination
2007-08-01 17:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by KJohnson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Putting off Things; Delaying.
The word is used in many senses to mean:
1. Delay, Holdup, Detention, Slowness, Unhurriedness, cunctation, shillyshally, dilatoriness ( slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it)
Source:
Synonyms.Com.
2007-08-01 17:35:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Procrastination is the deferment or putting-off of an action or task, usually by focusing on some other distraction (compare temporisation). It is Latin for "foremorrowing," or making some such of tomorrow.
2007-08-01 17:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by Apple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dilly dally
delay or postpone an action
'Procrastination is the thief of time'
2007-08-01 21:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to put things off .
2007-08-01 17:36:38 · answer #10 · answered by Oh Really? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋