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
For some, procrastination until the precipice of death inevitably led to a rather stressful process of deathbed absolution.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025
General Peckem’s communications about cleanliness and procrastination made Major Major feel like a filthy procrastinator, and he always got those out of the way as quickly as he could.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
