procrastination
Example Sentences
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Instead, we ignored the problem, and that procrastination was costly.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Mr. Bailey offers practical techniques for overcoming the aversive elements of our goals, which are most likely to lead to procrastination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
Perhaps procrastination is the greatest present of all.
From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025
One is the practicality of the measure, which in theory is being dealt with by the EU but is succumbing to endless procrastination.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
John Quincy’s network of European sources also urged enlightened procrastination.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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