procrastinator

UK: /prəʊˌkræstɪˈneɪtəʳ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

pro•cras•ti•nate /proʊˈkræstəˌneɪt, prə-/   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-/  n. [uncountable]
pro•cras•ti•na•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pro•cras•ti•nate  (prō kras′tə nāt′, prə-), v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to defer action; delay:
   to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.

v.t. 

2. 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•cras′ti•nat′ing•ly, pro•cras′ti•na′tive•ly, adv. 
pro•cras′ti•na′tion, n. 
pro•cras′ti•na′tive, pro•cras•ti•na•to•ry  (prō kras′tə nə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, prə-), adj.  pro•cras′ti•na′tive•ness, n. 
pro•cras′ti•na′tor n. 
Synonyms

• 2. prolong, postpone.