Procrastinate

/prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to delay or postpone action; to put off doing something.

Many students tend to procrastinate when it comes to writing their term papers.

to defer an event or action to a later time.

She procrastinated on her errands until she had no time left in the day.

to be slow or late in doing something.

He tends to procrastinate when faced with difficult decisions.

From Latin 'procrastinare', from 'pro-' (forward) + 'crastinus' (of tomorrow)

put off until tomorrow

to delay something that could be done today

kick the can down the road

to postpone a decision or action

drag one's feet

to be deliberately slow in doing something

procrastination

the action of delaying or postponing something

procrastinator

a person who procrastinates

delaying

causing something to happen at a later time

putting it off

I keep putting it off until I run out of time.

hitting snooze on life

He's always hitting snooze on life instead of taking action.