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procrastinate

proc·ras·ti·nate

UK/pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/ US/pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

postpone doing what one should be doing

  • “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
Synonyms
2.

postpone or delay needlessly

  • “He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late”

Origin

First attested in 1548; from Latin prōcrastinātus, perfect passive participle of prōcrastinō (“defer, put off till tomorrow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from prō- (“in favor of”) + crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from crās (“tomorrow”).

Phrases

  • procrastination is the thief of time
  • tomorrow never comes

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