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procrastinate

[proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]

verb (used without object)

procrastinated, procrastinating 
  1. to defer action; delay.

    to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.



verb (used with object)

procrastinated, procrastinating 
  1. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

    Synonyms: ,

procrastinate

/ prə-, prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt /

verb

  1. (usually intr) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • procrastinatingly adverb
  • procrastinatively adverb
  • procrastination noun
  • procrastinative adjective
  • procrastinatory adjective
  • procrastinativeness noun
  • procrastinator noun
  • overprocrastination noun
  • unprocrastinated adjective
  • ˌپˈԲپDz noun
  • ˈپˌԲٴǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of procrastinate1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ōپٳܲ, past participle of ōپ “to put off until tomorrow,” from ō- pro- 1 + -پ, derivative of پԳܲ “of tomorrow” (from “tomorrow” + -tinus, adjective suffix)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of procrastinate1

C16: from Latin ōپ to postpone until tomorrow, from pro- 1 + tomorrow
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No fan of Dyer’s, whose many books have ranged from a bizarre if thrilling immersion in the psyches of American jazz musicians to a volume about procrastinating while trying to write about D.H.

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So Murderbot, instead of proactively going out on these adventures, is procrastinating.

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Ron Delnevo, from the Payments Choice Alliance, said he was disappointed about the "procrastinating approach" of the committee.

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Around one-third of Americans procrastinate filing their taxes.

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I left late because I was procrastinating, and then, thanks to L.A. traffic, got there at 5:45 p.m.

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