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Procrastination wearing a suit and carrying a clipboard.
means The act of postponing something to a later time, often formally — pushing a decision, payment, or action down the calendar.
from Traces back to Latin 'differre' — 'dis-' (apart) plus 'ferre' (to carry or bear) — literally meaning to carry apart or scatter, which evolved into 'put off.' That same root, through Old French 'differer,' also split off into 'differ' and 'different' — so deferral and difference are etymological siblings, both born from the idea of things being carried in separate directions.
- tax version
- delay now, pay later, interest included
- psychology
- relief today, dread compounding quietly tomorrow
- corporate use
- polite word for someone else's problem