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procrastinator

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəʊˌkræstɪˈneɪtəʳ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•cras•ti•nate /proʊˈkræstəˌneɪt, prə-/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. to put off action until some later time:He procrastinated so long that the opportunity was lost.
pro•cras•ti•na•tion /proʊˌkræstəˈneɪʃən, prə-/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
pro•cras•ti•na•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•cras•ti•nate  (prō krastə nāt′, prə-),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. to defer action; delay:to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.

v.t. 
  1. to put off till another day or time;
    defer;
    delay.
  • 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 adjs. from temporal advs.); see -ate1
  • 1580–90
pro•crasti•nat′ing•ly, pro•crasti•na′tive•ly, adv. 
pro•cras′ti•nation, n. 
pro•crasti•na′tive•ness, n. 
pro•crasti•na′tor n. 
    2. prolong, postpone.

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