as in slowness
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Noun
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There was a time when silence meant slowness.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025 -
All this slowness would be eliminated by AI.—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Having a place for your essentials (and having every essential in its place) can be the difference between a productive workday and a day of procrastination.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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Thriving amid this tumult requires embracing the cycle of struggle and rebirth; redefining your identity around core strengths and not titles, and setting goals that leave no room for procrastination.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But even with this adjustment, the chronic lateness continued.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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That is in stark contrast to baby boomers, who see lateness as a sign of unprofessionalism or disrespect, no matter how small.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pokiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pokiness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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