Thesaurus: procrastinate

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1. v. t. To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance.
2. v. i. To delay; to be dilatory.
3. v. postpone doing what one should be doing
4. v. postpone or delay needlessly
5. To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. Dr. H. More. Hopeless and helpless Ægeon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. Shak. Syn. -- To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong. To delay; to be dilatory. I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago. Swift.
6. To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; topostpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. Dr. H. More.Hopeless and helpless Ægeon wend, But to procrastinate his lifelessend. Shak.
7. v:100 v. postpone doing what one should be doing v. postpone or delay needlessly