procrastinate

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To delay taking action; to wait until later.
2. (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

Synonyms

delay

postpone

put off

dawdle

defer

dilly-dally

adjourn

linger

stall

dally

shelve

drag one’s heels

drag one’s feet

tarry

shillyshally

extend

loiter

neglect

dillydally

temporize

set back

shilly-shally

slow

prolong

prorogue

stay

hold over

suspend

lag

respite

retard

protract

recede

reflect

regress

relay

remove

repel

resend

accommodate

retrogress

sack

send back

shove

shuffle

slothful

slow down

spin

spin out

spread

Translations

procrastinar

uitstellen

adiar

aplazar

verdagen

procrastinare

aanhouden

aufschieben

procrastiner

verzögern

diferir

verschuiven

prokrastinieren

retardar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/

Etymology

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”).