Procrastinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Procrastinate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To delay taking action; to wait until later.
Meaning
(intransitive) To delay taking action; to wait until later.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).
Example Sentences
He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.
Hence It became manifest to the publishers of Webster, that some device must be resorted to, to induce apathy in the publick mind, and thereby procrastinate the inevitable crisis which they foresaw was approaching, the expulsion of his elementary works from our primary schools.
Word Forms
- procrastinates
- procrastinating
- procrastinated
Synonyms for procrastinate
Depending on context, synonyms include procrastine, delay, penelopize, stall, postpone, put off.
Antonyms for procrastinate
Common opposites include precrastinate, advance, antedate, expedite, hasten, prepone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dilly-dally, stall, delay, postpone, hesitate, drag.
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