to procrastinate
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6.5
- verb
- /prəˈkræstɪˌneɪt/
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procrastinar
- Confronted with a large research project, students often become overwhelmed and procrastinate.
- tendency to procrastinate
- procrastinate on that task
The next time you catch yourself procrastinating, step one is forgive yourself.
- The next time you catch yourself procrastinating, step one is forgive yourself.
- And yesterday I procrastinated by drawing this.
- And yet I, I procrastinate too much.
- So it's more motivating that way so I don't procrastinate that much.
- And you know, I like procrastinate for no reason.
- And now for the part I've been procrastinating.
Examples
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I often procrastinate my homework until the last minute, which always stresses me out.
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Your post has inspired me to stop procrastinating and get on and do it!
Blog text (2) -
In fact, many people procrastinate because they care too much.
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And yet I, I procrastinate too much.
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I also do not procrastinate as much anymore.
Academic text (2015) -
I love to have a reason to procrastinate.
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I have a tendency to procrastinate, but let's talk about that some other time.
Fiction book (2001) -
One important aspect of time management was the ability to overcome tendencies to procrastinate.
Academic text (2004) -
I need to stop procrastinating and clean this up because it's stressing me out.
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If you're looking for a job, don't procrastinate responses to employers who want more information.
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
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1.4
To make something happen later than planned
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4.3
To delay doing something on purpose to get more time
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5.0
Move or act slowly and waste time, causing delay
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5.5
To delay something until a later time
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4.8
To delay doing something to get more time
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7.7
To waste time by moving or acting slowly
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6.3
Spend time waiting without making progress, doing unproductive things
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9.3
To delay making a decision to gain time or avoid conflict
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8.3
To waste time by being slow or unsure about what to do
To delay longer than you should and risk missing something
Hesitate instead of deciding or acting quickly
To be slow on purpose because you do not want to do something
To delay doing something because you do not want to do it
To waste time instead of working
Antonyms
How Soon
Surface Forms
Morphology
procrastinate = procrastin + ate
Although the verb contains recognisable-looking elements, its components are not productive English morphemes learners can use to infer 'delay', so the meaning is not derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Procrastinate comes from Latin parts pro- ('forward') and crastinus (from cras, 'tomorrow'), so it literally means 'putting off until tomorrow'. That's why to procrastinate is to delay doing something you should do now.