Word of the Day

: October 29, 2021

procrastinate

verb pruh-KRASS-tuh-nayt

What It Means

Procrastinate means "to intentionally put off doing something that should be done."

// The student was procrastinating writing the report; however, the tutor provided the needed guidance and motivation.

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procrastinate in Context

"I will start with a confession: I procrastinated about writing this article for months. Postponing it put me in good company. The statistics are simple: 100 percent of people are guilty of procrastination." — Daniel Revach, Haaretz, 12 Sept. 2021

Did You Know?

We won't put off telling you about out the origins of procrastinate: it comes from the Latin prefix pro-, meaning "forward," and crastinus, "of tomorrow." The word means moving or acting slowly so as to fall behind, and it implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy.