procrastinate
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
Origin of procrastinate
1Other words for procrastinate
Other words from procrastinate
- pro·cras·ti·nat·ing·ly, pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ly, adverb
- pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun
- pro·cras·ti·na·tive, pro·cras·ti·na·to·ry [proh-kras-tuh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pruh-], /proʊˈkræs tə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, prə-/, adjective
- pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ness, noun
- pro·cras·ti·na·tor, noun
- o·ver·pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun
- un·pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, adjective
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How to use procrastinate in a sentence
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.
Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers. | Angela Haupt | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostWe’re all guilty of procrastinating on any errand that doesn’t feel urgent, particularly if it involves a process of suboptimal efficiency.
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Last chance to save on dual-event passes to Early Stage 2021 | Alexandra Ames | March 26, 2021 | TechCrunchKooper procrastinated, as usual, but now also found it harder to focus when deadlines hit.
The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers | by Alec MacGillis, photography by Celeste Sloman | March 8, 2021 | ProPublicaMake your own classic sparkly ball or piñataIf you haven’t packed away your Christmas lights yet, here’s another reason to procrastinate.
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I used to be a reporter, and there is no better way to procrastinate while writing than research.
Book Bag: The Best Heists in Fact, Film, and Fiction | Matthew Quirk | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTechies 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.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThis last reason displeased old Solomon, for it was an encouragement to the birds to procrastinate.
The Little White Bird | J. M. BarrieSince complete purification can thus be only once obtained, he was desirous to procrastinate that ceremony to the last moment.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Joseph SmithAnd long have the priesthood dreaded, and anxiously have they endeavored to procrastinate, the arrival of this period.
Biblical Extracts | Robert CooperDrawing nearer, he made out the smouldering log; cowardice prompted him to procrastinate, he crept round behind it.
Murder Point | Coningsby Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for procrastinate
/ (prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt, prə-) /
(usually intr) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
Origin of procrastinate
1Derived forms of procrastinate
- procrastination, noun
- procrastinator, noun
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