Many people put off doing certain things from time to time. Students often avoid writing term papers until the last minute.
Adults postpone cleaning the garage or basement.
Sometimes it s the employee who still hasn t submitted an annual report or the New Year s budget. The tendency to put off things that could be done today is called procrastination. For some people, it s a chronic problem. There are many reasons why people continually postpone things. Procrastinators tend to be perfectionists.