To delay or postpone action; to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
From Latin 'procrastinatus,' meaning 'deferred until tomorrow' ('pro' = forward/for + 'cras' = tomorrow + suffix meaning 'to make'). Roman politicians and writers used this word to describe the tactical delay of decisions or actions until the next day. Interestingly, 'cras' (tomorrow) is related to 'crastinus' (of tomorrow), giving us the rare English word 'crastinal' meaning 'of tomorrow.' So procrastination literally means 'making it tomorrow's problem.'
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