procrastinate

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

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/proʊˈkræstəˌneɪt, prə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō krastə nāt′, prə-)


Inflections of 'procrastinate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
procrastinates
v 3rd person singular
procrastinating
v pres p
procrastinated
v past
procrastinated
v past p

Collocations for "procrastinate"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "procrastinate" in context.

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procrastinate

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. procrastinate on [my homework, her lesson]
  2. procrastinate with your [paperwork, studying, decisions]
  3. procrastinate with regard to [studying]
  4. procrastinate until next [week, month, year]
  5. has been procrastinating all [day, night, week]
  6. procrastinate for [hours, days, weeks]
  7. procrastinate about [everything, getting, doing]
  8. procrastinated in [getting, doing, making]
  9. don't procrastinate
  10. tendency to procrastinate
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