procrastinator
- noun
- /prəˈkræstɪˌneɪtər/
- As a habitual procrastinator, she often waited until the last minute to complete her assignments.
I knew I procrastinated, but now I'm realizing I'm a structured procrastinator the way that John is.
- I knew I procrastinated, but now I'm realizing I'm a structured procrastinator the way that John is.
- But I put these billboards, I put these at an MFA show because I'm a master procrastinator.
- But I put these billboards, I put these in the MFA show because I'm a master procrastinator.
- I'm a chronic procrastinator, but when I set goals, I set really big ones, so I never end up accomplishing them.
- But the for procrastinator, the, the, the monkey wins.
- Because I was once like you, it was a procrastinator.
- She's like, we're perfectionists and we're procrastinators, like OK, and we are and you guys are and we are.
- I actually think I'm an obnoxious procrastinator while equally not being meaning I stay in constant audit mode.
- Mine is the procrastinator and man, sometimes he is vocal.
Examples
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And in no other area am I a procrastinator.
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A few years ago, I got really honest with myself that I was a procrastinator.
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Plus, I have to admit I am a procrastinator, so I really need all the help I can get.
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In my high school and college years, I was always a procrastinator.
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I hate running, and I am such a procrastinator about workout videos.
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What ends up happening is that when we judge ourselves for being procrastinators, we create a prison of guilt.
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Not a small undertaking, and if you're a procrastinator by nature, it seems impossible.
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I'm a chronic procrastinator, but when I set goals, I set really big ones, so I never end up accomplishing them.
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However, it's a common misconception that all procrastinators are lazy.
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Moreover, procrastinators may perform less well due to unforeseen obstacles or delays.
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Synonyms
A person who works slowly and avoids effort
A person who avoids work and often does very little
A person who is lazy and does not want to work
A person who avoids work and makes little effort
A person who avoids work and does very little
A person who avoids work and does very little
A person who avoids work and wastes time
A person who falls behind others because they are slower
A person who often waits until the last minute to do things
A person who delays making decisions on purpose
A person who wastes time and does not make decisions or take action
A person who moves slowly and wastes time
A person who avoids work and prefers to rest
A person who often delays doing things or making decisions
A person who often delays tasks until the last minute
A person who delays action to wait for a better moment
A person who wastes time by being slow to act or decide
A person who delays decisions and wastes time
A person who wastes time on small unimportant tasks instead of doing useful work
A person who avoids work or duties by making excuses
Antonyms
How Prompt
Surface Forms
Morphology
procrastinator = procrastinate (transparent) = procrastinate + or
Clear agentive derivation from the verb 'procrastinate' with the productive suffix '-or'; a person who procrastinates.
Etymology
The word procrastinator comes from a Latin part crast- (from cras, meaning 'tomorrow'), so a procrastinator is someone who keeps putting things off 'until tomorrow'.