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How to use the word procrastination in a Sentence?

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Otherwise, we’ll just keep repeating things, the strategy you’re going to employ to beat procrastination is going to change based on the purpose procrastination is serving for you.

Vara Saripalli

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Parental behavior at games is typically far more problematic than that of the kids, too often, An Overdue History of Procrastination's parents that model poor sportsmanship while coaches are working to teach the opposite.

Andrew Santella

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Fed could try to procrastinate, but if they do that, inflation will likely come back and then they'll have to slam on the brakes even harder. Procrastination doesn't really lead to a good outcome. That just leads to a harder landing down the road.

Bill Dudley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

With the disorganization, procrastination and inability to focus, and all the other bad things that come with ADHD, there also come creativity and the ability to take risks.

David Neeleman

added by anonymous
2 years ago

Such is the price of procrastination, calling for pressure on Russia to stop this cruel war. 117 children, thousands of adults. Thousands of people are injured. Tens of thousands of families devastated. Hundreds of thousands of destroyed destinies. Millions and millions of abandoned homes. And it all started with one man.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Procrastination is self-induced torture, often void of physical agony. It still hurts.

Nicki Ley

added by anonymous
6 years ago

The bearish sentiment that resulted in procrastination over deals at the start of the year has virtually vanished, we feel that announcements are finally gaining momentum.

Marco Gonçalves

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Guilt is the No. 1 emotion correlated with procrastination.

Tim Pychyl

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

Edward Young

added by anonymous
10 years ago

If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he next comes to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.

Thomas De Quincey, Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts - 1827

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Lord Chesterfield

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.

Author Unknown

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Earl of Chesterfield

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Procrastination is like a credit card it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.

Christopher Parker

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing and from robbing he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.

Thamas De Quincey

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Edward Young

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Know the true value of time snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness no laziness no procrastination never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Lord Chesterfield

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Don Marquis

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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