bedtime procrastination

noun

A failure of self-regulation wherein one fails to go to bed at the intended time, despite no external circumstances preventing one from doing so.

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Meanings

nounbedtime procrastination (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA failure of self-regulation wherein one fails to go to bed at the intended time, despite no external circumstances preventing one from doing so.

Origin

Coined by Dutch researcher Floor M. Kroese in 2014.

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bedtime procrastination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedtime%20procrastination

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“bedtime procrastination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedtime%20procrastination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedtime procrastination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedtime%20procrastination.

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