[ prə(ʊ)'krastɪneɪt ]
■ verb delay or postpone action.
Derivatives
procrastination noun
procrastinator noun
procrastinatory adjective
Origin
C16: from L. procrastinat- , procrastinare 'defer till the morning', from pro- 'forward' + crastinus 'belonging to tomorrow' (from cras 'tomorrow').
Usage
On the difference between ~ and prevaricate , see usage at prevaricate .