Pronunciation: pr ə - ' kras-t ə - ˌ n ā t, pr ō -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
Date: 1588
transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually
intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
synonyms see DELAY
– pro · cras · ti · na · tion \ - ˌ kras-t ə - ' n ā -sh ə n \ noun
– pro · cras · ti · na · tor \ - ' kras-t ə - ˌ n ā -t ə r \ noun