Procrastinate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

postpone doing what one should be doing

postpone or delay needlessly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹoʊkɹˈæstᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəʊkɹˈastɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəʊkɹˈastɪnˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹoʊkɹˈæstᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

verb	postpone doing what one should be doing “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
verb	postpone or delay needlessly “He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late”

Word Forms

procrastination	noun	the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
procrastinator	noun	someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
stall	noun	a tactic used to mislead or delay
shillyshally	noun	the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
dillydallier	noun	someone who wastes time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zögern

aufschieben, das zu tun, was man tun sollte

🇫🇷French

tergiverser

reporter à plus tard ce qu'on devrait faire

🇪🇸Spanish

aplazar

posponer hacer lo que uno debería estar haciendo

🇮🇹Italian

procrastinare

rimandare ciò che si dovrebbe fare

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstellen

uitstellen wat je zou moeten doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

procrastinar

adiar fazer o que deveria estar fazendo

🇷🇺Russian

откладывать на потом

отложить то, что следует сделать

India

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলম্বিত করা

স্থগিত করা এক কি করা উচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளிப்போடு

ஒருவர் செய்ய வேண்டியதைத் தள்ளிப் போடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాయిదా వేయు

చేయవలసిన పనిని వాయిదా వేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विलंब

एखाद्याने काय केले पाहिजे ते पुढे ढकलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિલંબ

જે કરવું જોઈએ તે કરવાનું મુલતવી રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೂಡು

ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದುದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ಮುಂದೂಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീട്ടിവെക്കുക

ഒരാൾ ചെയ്യേണ്ടത് ചെയ്യുന്നത് മാറ്റിവെക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਿੱਲ

ਉਹ ਕੰਮ ਮੁਲਤਵੀ ਕਰੋ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تاخیر

جو کرنا چاہیے اسے ملتوی کر دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拖延

推迟做应该做的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

先延ばしにする

やるべきことを先延ばしにする

🇰🇷Korean

미루다

해야 할 일을 미루다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trì hoãn

trì hoãn việc mình nên làm

🇹🇭Thai

ผัดวันประกันพรุ่ง

เลื่อนการทำสิ่งที่ควรทำออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

menunda

menunda melakukan apa yang seharusnya dilakukan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaliban

ipagpaliban ang paggawa ng dapat gawin

🇲🇾Malay

berlengah-lengah

menangguhkan apa yang sepatutnya dilakukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المماطلة

تأجيل القيام بما ينبغي للمرء أن يفعله

🇮🇷Persian

به تعویق انداختن

انجام کاری که باید انجام دهد را به تعویق بیندازید

🇹🇷Turkish

ertelemek

yapılması gerekeni yapmayı ertelemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְמַהֲמֵהַ

לדחות לעשות את מה שצריך לעשות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'procrastinate'?

The primary meaning of 'procrastinate' is 'postpone doing what one should be doing'.

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Using 'procrastinate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'procrastinate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'procrastinate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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