Procrastinate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt|
Brit.
|prə(ʊ)ˈkræstɪneɪt|
verb
- postpone doing what one should be doing (syn: dilly-dally, shillyshally, stall)
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- postpone or delay needlesslyHe procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
Extra examples
He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline.
He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.
While we procrastinate, a fatal stroke may intervene.
People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: procrastinate
he/she/it: procrastinates
present participle: procrastinating
past tense: procrastinated
past participle: procrastinated
I/you/we/they: procrastinate
he/she/it: procrastinates
present participle: procrastinating
past tense: procrastinated
past participle: procrastinated
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