Main Entry:

pro·cras·ti·nate

Pronunciation:

\prə-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt, prō-\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

pro·cras·ti·nat·ed; pro·cras·ti·nat·ing

Etymology:

Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow

Date:

1588

transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done

synonyms see delay

— pro·cras·ti·na·tion \-ˌkras-tə-ˈnā-shən\ noun

— pro·cras·ti·na·tor \-ˈkras-tə-ˌnā-tər\ noun