procrastinate

pro·cras·ti·nate

P0578200 (prō-krăs′tə-nāt′, prə-)v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates v.intr. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.v.tr. To postpone or delay needlessly.

[Latin prōcrāstināre, prōcrāstināt- : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + crāstinus, of tomorrow (from crās, tomorrow).]

pro·cras′ti·na′tion n.pro·cras′ti·na′tor n.

procrastinate

(prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt; prə-) vb (usually intr) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay[C16: from Latin prōcrāstināre to postpone until tomorrow, from pro-¹ + crās tomorrow] proˌcrastiˈnation n proˈcrastiˌnator n

pro•cras•ti•nate

(proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, 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. [1580–90; < Latin prōcrāstinātus, past participle of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow] pro•cras`ti•na′tion, n. pro•cras′ti•na`tor, n.

procrastinate

Past participle: procrastinated
Gerund: procrastinating

Imperative
procrastinate
procrastinate

Present
I procrastinate
you procrastinate
he/she/it procrastinates
we procrastinate
you procrastinate
they procrastinate

Preterite
I procrastinated
you procrastinated
he/she/it procrastinated
we procrastinated
you procrastinated
they procrastinated

Present Continuous
I am procrastinating
you are procrastinating
he/she/it is procrastinating
we are procrastinating
you are procrastinating
they are procrastinating

Present Perfect
I have procrastinated
you have procrastinated
he/she/it has procrastinated
we have procrastinated
you have procrastinated
they have procrastinated

Past Continuous
I was procrastinating
you were procrastinating
he/she/it was procrastinating
we were procrastinating
you were procrastinating
they were procrastinating

Past Perfect
I had procrastinated
you had procrastinated
he/she/it had procrastinated
we had procrastinated
you had procrastinated
they had procrastinated

Future
I will procrastinate
you will procrastinate
he/she/it will procrastinate
we will procrastinate
you will procrastinate
they will procrastinate

Future Perfect
I will have procrastinated
you will have procrastinated
he/she/it will have procrastinated
we will have procrastinated
you will have procrastinated
they will have procrastinated

Future Continuous
I will be procrastinating
you will be procrastinating
he/she/it will be procrastinating
we will be procrastinating
you will be procrastinating
they will be procrastinating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been procrastinating
you have been procrastinating
he/she/it has been procrastinating
we have been procrastinating
you have been procrastinating
they have been procrastinating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been procrastinating
you will have been procrastinating
he/she/it will have been procrastinating
we will have been procrastinating
you will have been procrastinating
they will have been procrastinating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been procrastinating
you had been procrastinating
he/she/it had been procrastinating
we had been procrastinating
you had been procrastinating
they had been procrastinating

Conditional
I would procrastinate
you would procrastinate
he/she/it would procrastinate
we would procrastinate
you would procrastinate
they would procrastinate

Past Conditional
I would have procrastinated
you would have procrastinated
he/she/it would have procrastinated
we would have procrastinated
you would have procrastinated
they would have procrastinated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	procrastinate - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"dillydally, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, stall, shillyshallydelay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
	2.	procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"dillydally, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, stall, shillyshally - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

procrastinate

verb delay, stall, postpone, prolong, put off, defer, adjourn, retard, dally, play for time, gain time, temporize, play a waiting game, protract, drag your feet (informal), be dilatory We often procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
advance, proceed, hurry (up), get on with, speed up, hasten, expedite

procrastinate

verbTo go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry, trail.Idioms: drag one's feet, mark time, take one's time.

Translations

延迟拖延耽搁

procrastinate

(prəˈkrӕstineit) verb to delay or put off doing something. Stop procrastinating and do it now! 拖延，延迟，耽搁

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verb delay

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verb to go or move slowly so that progress is hindered

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verb postpone doing what one should be doing

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verb postpone or delay needlessly

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