[proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.| 1. | to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. |
| 2. | to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. |
[proh-kras-tuh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pruh-] , adjective | pro·cras·ti·nate (prō-krās'tə-nāt', prə-) v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates v. intr. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. v. tr. To postpone or delay needlessly. [Latin prōcrāstināre, prōcrāstināt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + crāstinus, of tomorrow (from crās, tomorrow).] pro·cras'ti·na'tion n., pro·cras'ti·na'tor n. |
