Word meaning
procrastinate
verb · proh-KRAS-tih-nayt
What does procrastinate mean?
Procrastinate means to delay or postpone action.
Procrastinate in a sentence
“I procrastinated so long that I wrote the essay the night before.”
Synonyms for procrastinate
- delay
- put off
- stall
Where does procrastinate come from?
From Latin pro-, "forward," and crastinus, "of tomorrow."
How to remember procrastinate
- Say it out loud a few times: proh-KRAS-tih-nayt.
- Write one sentence of your own using procrastinate, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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