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# procrastination

noun (procrastination — uncountable); verb procrastinate; person procrastinator

«procrastination» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Procrastination is putting off something you should do, especially something boring or hard, and doing it later or at the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school life, procrastination is leaving homework or revision until the night before. Lessons on habits and self-reflection explain why we procrastinate (fear, boredom) and how to stop: break the task into small steps, start with five minutes, remove distractions. Saying: "Procrastination is the thief of time."

### Examples

- My procrastination meant I did my project the night before it was due. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x1)
- Procrastination is when you tidy your desk instead of doing your homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x2)
- Mum says playing games before chores is pure procrastination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x3)
- To beat procrastination, start with just five minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x4)
- Procrastination made the job feel even bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x5)
- "Procrastination is the thief of time," says the old proverb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x6)
- Breaking the essay into small parts helped me stop procrastination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Long word: pro-cras-ti-na-tion ("pro" forward + "cras" tomorrow, in Latin). Verb: procrastinate. It is not the same as laziness; people often procrastinate because a task feels hard or worrying.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «procrastination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«procrastination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/procrastination.html) on Mova free.