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pro·cras·ti·nate [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] Show IPA
verb (used without object), pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.
1.
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
verb (used with object), pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.
2.
to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
Origin:
1580?90; < Latin prōcrāstinātus (past participle of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -crāstināre, derivative of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjectives from temporal adverbs);
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