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

procrastinate
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Sense: Verb: delay action
Synonyms:
delay Collocations, put sth off, put off doing sth, waste time, gain time, take your time, dally, dither (UK), hesitate Collocations, drag your heels, drag your feet, dawdle, dilly-dally (UK, informal), dillydally (informal), stall Collocations, stall for time, hem and haw (US, informal), hum and haw (UK, informal), save sth for later, do nothing, postpone Collocations, defer Collocations, keep sb waiting


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