Definition of procrastinate in English:

procrastinate

verb prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪtprəˈkræstəˌneɪt

[no object]

Delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
耽搁；延期，推迟
the temptation will be to procrastinate until the power struggle plays itself out
诱惑将是一直拖到权力斗争无力再进行下去为止。
Example sentencesExamples
- The tendency has been to ignore or procrastinate until intervention becomes the least unattractive course of action.
- Insensitive bureaucrats in the capital should not be allowed to procrastinate and thereby delay the delivery of food to the needy.
- But instead it has procrastinated and delayed, to the ever-increasing cost of the taxpayer.
- Of course I procrastinated until till the last minute, who in high school doesn't?
- It isn't your fault I procrastinated until now.
- I've learned that after procrastinating for three hours and finally completing an essay at 1am, kebabs are the best food anyone could ask for.
- At least once or twice, most of us have procrastinated until the eleventh hour and then we rush to meet an obligation or responsibility.
- During our dinner she admitted that she had procrastinated until the whole idea of building a business had retreated into nothingness.
- Serves me right for procrastinating when I had the time.
- I am supposed to be doing my taxes now, but am procrastinating.
- He always used his religious vow of rest as an excuse to procrastinate until one or two the night after Sunday.
- I need to quit procrastinating and sit down with all the prospectuses, leaflets and my notes from the two universities I'm considering as my first choice.
- Since it turned out I spent more time procrastinating instead of actually doing anything, I decided to finally finish my Bachelor of Arts degree.
- You tend to think negatively and torture yourself endlessly by imagining the worst and procrastinating about major decisions and changes today.
- When asked to do something, they say they will do it but procrastinate until someone else does it.
- Nicias was a lousy general - he procrastinated and hesitated, and his forces died off slowly.
- When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money.
- The colonial powers procrastinated, either by inefficiency or intent (perhaps thinking they would get them for nothing if they did not pay).
- The moment of grim realisation that I was procrastinating in an obsessive fashion came standing at the sink one day, when I caught myself polishing the cutlery.
- You know there are people who, despite promising they'll do things earlier and stop procrastinating, always still leave things to the last possible moment?
Synonyms
delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, play for time, play a waiting game, dally, drag one's feet/heels, take one's time
hesitate, vacillate, dither, be indecisive, be undecided, waver
British haver, hum and haw
Scottish swither
informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally
US informal kick the can down the road

Usage

On the difference between procrastinate and prevaricate, see prevaricate

Derivatives

procrastinator

noun prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪtəprəˈkræstəˌneɪdər

A person who habitually puts off doing things.
I'm a chronic procrastinator
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess we're all avoiders and procrastinators, but those who come to my corner of the university have turned it into an art, to the extent that that's why they're here, really.
- Most of you have sent out your invites to your respective Oscar soirées already, but to those procrastinators (like me), here are some invite suggestions, taken from my very own experiences.
- Apparently, we are not only procrastinators and malingerers but a bunch of lily-livered cowards because going to the dentist tops the list, followed by exercising and saving money.

procrastinatory

adjective prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪnət(ə)ri

You see, I have this study schedule all planned out to compensate for my procrastinatory tendencies.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most importantly, procrastinatory behaviour is based on perceived workloads and deadlines, and it can not be assumed that perceptions are always perfect.
- I ought also to catalogue my entire CD collection for insurance purposes but I'm not currently in need of THAT much procrastinatory activity.
- Actually I shall probably take advantage of a little light dialup for a while, so frantic procrastinatory posting may well still regularly occur.

procrastinative

adjective -nətɪv

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin procrastinat- 'deferred till the morning', from the verb procrastinare, from pro- 'forward' + crastinus 'belonging to tomorrow' (from cras 'tomorrow').

To procrastinate is to put off doing something. The Latin word it comes from, procrastinare, had the sense ‘to put off till the morning’, with the cras part meaning ‘tomorrow’. The saying procrastination is the thief of time originates in the poem Night Thoughts (1742–45) by Edward Young: ‘Procrastination is the Thief of Time; / Year after year it steals, till all are fled.’

Definition of procrastinate in US English:

procrastinate

verbprəˈkrastəˌnātprəˈkræstəˌneɪt

[no object]

Delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
耽搁；延期，推迟
it won't be this price for long, so don't procrastinate
Example sentencesExamples
- The tendency has been to ignore or procrastinate until intervention becomes the least unattractive course of action.
- Nicias was a lousy general - he procrastinated and hesitated, and his forces died off slowly.
- Of course I procrastinated until till the last minute, who in high school doesn't?
- You know there are people who, despite promising they'll do things earlier and stop procrastinating, always still leave things to the last possible moment?
- During our dinner she admitted that she had procrastinated until the whole idea of building a business had retreated into nothingness.
- You tend to think negatively and torture yourself endlessly by imagining the worst and procrastinating about major decisions and changes today.
- I need to quit procrastinating and sit down with all the prospectuses, leaflets and my notes from the two universities I'm considering as my first choice.
- Serves me right for procrastinating when I had the time.
- I've learned that after procrastinating for three hours and finally completing an essay at 1am, kebabs are the best food anyone could ask for.
- Since it turned out I spent more time procrastinating instead of actually doing anything, I decided to finally finish my Bachelor of Arts degree.
- It isn't your fault I procrastinated until now.
- When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money.
- The moment of grim realisation that I was procrastinating in an obsessive fashion came standing at the sink one day, when I caught myself polishing the cutlery.
- But instead it has procrastinated and delayed, to the ever-increasing cost of the taxpayer.
- I am supposed to be doing my taxes now, but am procrastinating.
- At least once or twice, most of us have procrastinated until the eleventh hour and then we rush to meet an obligation or responsibility.
- Insensitive bureaucrats in the capital should not be allowed to procrastinate and thereby delay the delivery of food to the needy.
- When asked to do something, they say they will do it but procrastinate until someone else does it.
- The colonial powers procrastinated, either by inefficiency or intent (perhaps thinking they would get them for nothing if they did not pay).
- He always used his religious vow of rest as an excuse to procrastinate until one or two the night after Sunday.
Synonyms
delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, play for time, play a waiting game, dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, take one's time

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin procrastinat- ‘deferred till the morning’, from the verb procrastinare, from pro- ‘forward’ + crastinus ‘belonging to tomorrow’ (from cras ‘tomorrow’).

词汇	procrastinate
释义	Definition of procrastinate in English: procrastinate verb prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪtprəˈkræstəˌneɪt [no object] Delay or postpone action; put off doing something. 耽搁；延期，推迟 the temptation will be to procrastinate until the power struggle plays itself out 诱惑将是一直拖到权力斗争无力再进行下去为止。 Example sentencesExamples The tendency has been to ignore or procrastinate until intervention becomes the least unattractive course of action. Insensitive bureaucrats in the capital should not be allowed to procrastinate and thereby delay the delivery of food to the needy. But instead it has procrastinated and delayed, to the ever-increasing cost of the taxpayer. Of course I procrastinated until till the last minute, who in high school doesn't? It isn't your fault I procrastinated until now. I've learned that after procrastinating for three hours and finally completing an essay at 1am, kebabs are the best food anyone could ask for. At least once or twice, most of us have procrastinated until the eleventh hour and then we rush to meet an obligation or responsibility. During our dinner she admitted that she had procrastinated until the whole idea of building a business had retreated into nothingness. Serves me right for procrastinating when I had the time. I am supposed to be doing my taxes now, but am procrastinating. He always used his religious vow of rest as an excuse to procrastinate until one or two the night after Sunday. I need to quit procrastinating and sit down with all the prospectuses, leaflets and my notes from the two universities I'm considering as my first choice. Since it turned out I spent more time procrastinating instead of actually doing anything, I decided to finally finish my Bachelor of Arts degree. You tend to think negatively and torture yourself endlessly by imagining the worst and procrastinating about major decisions and changes today. When asked to do something, they say they will do it but procrastinate until someone else does it. Nicias was a lousy general - he procrastinated and hesitated, and his forces died off slowly. When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money. The colonial powers procrastinated, either by inefficiency or intent (perhaps thinking they would get them for nothing if they did not pay). The moment of grim realisation that I was procrastinating in an obsessive fashion came standing at the sink one day, when I caught myself polishing the cutlery. You know there are people who, despite promising they'll do things earlier and stop procrastinating, always still leave things to the last possible moment? Synonyms delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, play for time, play a waiting game, dally, drag one's feet/heels, take one's time hesitate, vacillate, dither, be indecisive, be undecided, waver British haver, hum and haw Scottish swither informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally US informal kick the can down the road Usage On the difference between procrastinate and prevaricate, see prevaricate Derivatives procrastinator noun prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪtəprəˈkræstəˌneɪdər A person who habitually puts off doing things. I'm a chronic procrastinator Example sentencesExamples I guess we're all avoiders and procrastinators, but those who come to my corner of the university have turned it into an art, to the extent that that's why they're here, really. Most of you have sent out your invites to your respective Oscar soirées already, but to those procrastinators (like me), here are some invite suggestions, taken from my very own experiences. Apparently, we are not only procrastinators and malingerers but a bunch of lily-livered cowards because going to the dentist tops the list, followed by exercising and saving money. procrastinatory adjective prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪnət(ə)ri You see, I have this study schedule all planned out to compensate for my procrastinatory tendencies. Example sentencesExamples Most importantly, procrastinatory behaviour is based on perceived workloads and deadlines, and it can not be assumed that perceptions are always perfect. I ought also to catalogue my entire CD collection for insurance purposes but I'm not currently in need of THAT much procrastinatory activity. Actually I shall probably take advantage of a little light dialup for a while, so frantic procrastinatory posting may well still regularly occur. procrastinative adjective -nətɪv Origin Late 16th century: from Latin procrastinat- 'deferred till the morning', from the verb procrastinare, from pro- 'forward' + crastinus 'belonging to tomorrow' (from cras 'tomorrow'). To procrastinate is to put off doing something. The Latin word it comes from, procrastinare, had the sense ‘to put off till the morning’, with the cras part meaning ‘tomorrow’. The saying procrastination is the thief of time originates in the poem Night Thoughts (1742–45) by Edward Young: ‘Procrastination is the Thief of Time; / Year after year it steals, till all are fled.’ Definition of procrastinate in US English: procrastinate verbprəˈkrastəˌnātprəˈkræstəˌneɪt [no object] Delay or postpone action; put off doing something. 耽搁；延期，推迟 it won't be this price for long, so don't procrastinate Example sentencesExamples The tendency has been to ignore or procrastinate until intervention becomes the least unattractive course of action. Nicias was a lousy general - he procrastinated and hesitated, and his forces died off slowly. Of course I procrastinated until till the last minute, who in high school doesn't? You know there are people who, despite promising they'll do things earlier and stop procrastinating, always still leave things to the last possible moment? During our dinner she admitted that she had procrastinated until the whole idea of building a business had retreated into nothingness. You tend to think negatively and torture yourself endlessly by imagining the worst and procrastinating about major decisions and changes today. I need to quit procrastinating and sit down with all the prospectuses, leaflets and my notes from the two universities I'm considering as my first choice. Serves me right for procrastinating when I had the time. I've learned that after procrastinating for three hours and finally completing an essay at 1am, kebabs are the best food anyone could ask for. Since it turned out I spent more time procrastinating instead of actually doing anything, I decided to finally finish my Bachelor of Arts degree. It isn't your fault I procrastinated until now. When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money. The moment of grim realisation that I was procrastinating in an obsessive fashion came standing at the sink one day, when I caught myself polishing the cutlery. But instead it has procrastinated and delayed, to the ever-increasing cost of the taxpayer. I am supposed to be doing my taxes now, but am procrastinating. At least once or twice, most of us have procrastinated until the eleventh hour and then we rush to meet an obligation or responsibility. Insensitive bureaucrats in the capital should not be allowed to procrastinate and thereby delay the delivery of food to the needy. When asked to do something, they say they will do it but procrastinate until someone else does it. The colonial powers procrastinated, either by inefficiency or intent (perhaps thinking they would get them for nothing if they did not pay). He always used his religious vow of rest as an excuse to procrastinate until one or two the night after Sunday. Synonyms delay, put off doing something, postpone action, defer action, be dilatory, use delaying tactics, stall, temporize, play for time, play a waiting game, dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, take one's time Origin Late 16th century: from Latin procrastinat- ‘deferred till the morning’, from the verb procrastinare, from pro- ‘forward’ + crastinus ‘belonging to tomorrow’ (from cras ‘tomorrow’).
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