postponer
One who defers
A postponer is someone who delays or puts things off.
The word is uncommon—procrastinator covers the same ground with more currency.
When postponer does appear, it often describes someone habitually deferring decisions or actions: He's a chronic postponer who never commits to a date.
One who delays tasks
- dawdlerPerson who delays unnecessarily
- delayerOne who postpones action
- deferrerOne who delays decisions
- stallerOne causing delays
foot-dragger · time-waster · laggard · lingerer · hesitator · slacker · shirker · avoider
Setting a different time
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
- delayEnforced waiting period
- extensionAdded part or duration
raincheck · moratorium · reprieve · tabling · shelving · holdover · continuance · pushback
Habitual task avoidance
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- deferringPostponing or yielding respectfully
- hesitatingPausing with doubt
dilly-dallying · dawdling · temporizing · hedging · wavering · vacillating · avoidance · evasion
Deliberate keeping away
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- indecisionFailure to decide
self-sabotage · motivation · willpower · resistance · paralysis · discomfort
procrastinator
One who delays tasks
- dawdlerPerson who delays unnecessarily
- delayerOne who postpones action
- deferrerOne who delays decisions
staller · foot-dragger · time-waster · laggard · lingerer · hesitator · slacker · shirker · avoider · loafer
rescheduling
Setting a different time
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
- delayEnforced waiting period
extension · raincheck · moratorium · reprieve · tabling · shelving · holdover · continuance · pushback · carryover
procrastination
Habitual task avoidance
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- deferringPostponing or yielding respectfully
hesitating · dilly-dallying · dawdling · temporizing · hedging · wavering · vacillating · avoidance · evasion · neglect
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
indecision · self-sabotage · motivation · willpower · resistance · paralysis · discomfort
- delayersprocrastinator, staller, dawdler, foot-dragger, time-waster
postponergo-getter
Ambitious, driven person
early bird · doer · self-starter · achiever · expediter
postponerearly bird
One who arrives first
advancer · expediter · rusher · anticipator · preparer
- indefinite postponementDelay lacking set endpoint
postpone, postponed, postponement, postponing, postpones, postponements, postponable