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procrastinate
[ proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh- ]
procrastinate
/ prə-; prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt /
verb
- usually intr to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
Derived Forms
- proˌcrastiˈnation, noun
- proˈcrastiˌnator, noun
Other Words From
- pro·crasti·nating·ly pro·crasti·native·ly adverb
- pro·crasti·nation noun
- pro·crasti·native pro·cras·ti·na·to·ry [proh-, kras, -t, uh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pr, uh, -], adjective
- pro·crasti·native·ness noun
- pro·crasti·nator noun
- over·pro·crasti·nation noun
- unpro·crasti·nated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of procrastinate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of procrastinate1
Example Sentences
He doesn’t procrastinate — he has a 107-page résumé, he said, because he gets things done — but he’s built a career around understanding those who do.
We’re all guilty of procrastinating on any errand that doesn’t feel urgent, particularly if it involves a process of suboptimal efficiency.
Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off startupsStop procrastinating and jump on this opportunity to double your knowledge and build a stronger startup.
Kooper procrastinated, as usual, but now also found it harder to focus when deadlines hit.
Make your own classic sparkly ball or piñataIf you haven’t packed away your Christmas lights yet, here’s another reason to procrastinate.
I used to be a reporter, and there is no better way to procrastinate while writing than research.
Techies know they hold all the cards to the obscure and procrastinate on the grounds of engineering mysteries.
He therefore began in January to procrastinate, and consequently it was not until February that Francis demanded an advance.
This last reason displeased old Solomon, for it was an encouragement to the birds to procrastinate.
Since complete purification can thus be only once obtained, he was desirous to procrastinate that ceremony to the last moment.
And long have the priesthood dreaded, and anxiously have they endeavored to procrastinate, the arrival of this period.
Drawing nearer, he made out the smouldering log; cowardice prompted him to procrastinate, he crept round behind it.
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