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procrastination

noun as in hesitancy

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noun as in indolence

noun as in postponement

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Defaults work because they harness people’s inertia, procrastination and tendency to stick with the path of least resistance, instead of requiring them to make active and often complex decisions.

One is the practicality of the measure, which in theory is being dealt with by the EU but is succumbing to endless procrastination.

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For some, procrastination until the precipice of death inevitably led to a rather stressful process of deathbed absolution.

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Herbie Hancock is an all-time jazz great, so it is reassuring to hear that he suffers from the same modern day procrastination problems as the rest of us mere mortals.

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She jokes that procrastination is often her biggest enemy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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