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.

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
o·ver·pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun
un·pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, adjective


2. prolong, postpone.
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procrastinate (prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt, prə-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(usually intr) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
 
[C16: from Latin prōcrāstināre to postpone until tomorrow, from pro-1 + crās tomorrow]
 
procrasti'nation
 
n
 
pro'crastinator
 
n

procrastinate (prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt, prə-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(usually intr) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
 
[C16: from Latin prōcrāstināre to postpone until tomorrow, from pro-1 + crās tomorrow]
 
procrasti'nation
 
n
 
pro'crastinator
 
n

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procrastinate
1580s, from L. procrastinare (see procrastination). Related: Procrastinating.
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Example sentences
Acknowledge what you are: a recovering procrastinator of pleasure.
She was still awaiting a ring from her boyfriend, a taxpayer, job-holder and common procrastinator.
The amateur procrastinator thinks about what's in the browser.
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