procrastinate

Verb

Meaning

To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance.

To delay; to be dilatory.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

delay stall retard postpone prolong defer adjourn dilly-dally protract dillydally drag one's heels drag one's feet shillyshally dally stonewall

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Antonyms

reed bolt dart boogie quicken scoot

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Hypernyms

delay stall dilly-dally dillydally drag one's heels drag one's feet

Phrases with the word

don't procrastinate I procrastinate do not procrastinate

Derivatives

procrastinated procrastinating

Examples

What we must learn to do is to create unbreakable bonds between the sciences and the humanities. We cannot procrastinate. The world of the future is in our making. Tomorrow is now. Eleanor Roosevelt

Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off. Ellen DeGeneres

Procrastinate now, don't put it off. Ellen DeGeneres

If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time. Robert Collier

I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure. Cameron Diaz

Klingons do not procrastinate. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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