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procrastinateto delay or postpone action; put off doing something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to delay or postpone action; put off doing something

Pronunciation (IPA): /proʊˈkræstɪneɪt/

Korean meaning: 미루다, 지연시키다

Korean pronunciation: 프로**크래**스티네이트

Example Sentences

  • Stop procrastinating and start studying, or you'll end up cramming like a hamster stuffing its cheeks!
  • She procrastinates so much that her to-do list has become a 'to-do-someday' list.
  • Students often procrastinate on important assignments until the deadline approaches.

procrastinate

VERB

//proʊˈkræstɪneɪt//

to delay or postpone action; put off doing something

procrastinate concept
💡 Concept

To delay doing something that needs to be done.

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procrastinate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

"Don't procrastinate — tomorrow's too late, and deadlines never wait."

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/proʊˈkræstɪneɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpro--
Rootcrastin
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'procrastinatus,' the past participle of 'procrastinare,' which combines the prefix 'pro-' (forward) with 'crastinus' (of tomorrow), derived from 'cras' meaning 'tomorrow.'

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🎵Rhyme

discriminateeliminatefascinate
discriminate
eliminate
fascinate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Stop procrastinating and start studying, or you'll end up cramming like a hamster stuffing its cheeks!

😄 Fun example

She procrastinates so much that her to-do list has become a 'to-do-someday' list.

Students often procrastinate on important assignments until the deadline approaches.

Don't procrastinate on your health checkup - early detection saves lives.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

postponedelaydeferput offstall

Antonyms

expeditehastenrush

Related

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