procrastinating

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

pro·cras·ti·nate

[proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] verb, pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
verb (used with object)
2.
to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Latin prōcrāstinātus (past participle of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -crāstināre, derivative of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjectives from temporal adverbs); see -ate1

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-] , adjective
pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ness, noun
pro·cras·ti·na·tor, noun
EXPAND
o·ver·pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun
un·pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE


2. prolong, postpone.

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