Meanings
nouncryocrastination (usually uncountable, plural cryocrastinations)
plural cryocrastinations
- neologismuncountableusuallyThe act of waiting until old age for cryopreservation.
Many of the standard explanations of procrastination apply just as well to cryocrastination. We tend to put off taking desirable action because we discount future benefits while focusing on the effort required in the present.
2013 September 29, Max More and Chana Phaedra, “Cryocrastination”, in Cryonics Archive
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cryocrastination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryocrastination
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