pro‧cras‧ti‧nate [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -nat‧ed, -nat‧ing.
təˌneɪt, –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. |
[Origin: 1580–90; < L prōcrāstinātus (ptp. of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + -crāstināre, deriv. of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjs. from temporal advs.); see -ate1]
