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1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (noun.act)

hypernym	:	delay, holdup,
definition	:	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)

derivation	:	dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall,
definition	:	postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall,
definition	:	postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)