procrastinate

/prəˈkræstɪneɪt/

delay or postpone action

She tends to procrastinate on important tasks until the last minute.

She often delays starting important tasks until they are urgent.

informal

To delay or postpone action, often unnecessarily or habitually.

He procrastinated on his homework and ended up staying up all night to finish it.

He delayed starting his homework until the last minute, forcing him to work through the night.

Procrastination can lead to increased stress and lower productivity.

Delaying tasks often results in higher stress levels and reduced efficiency.

Commonly associated with avoiding unpleasant or challenging tasks.

Collocations

procrastinate ondelay or avoid doing something specificchronic procrastinatorsomeone who habitually delays tasks

the act of delaying or postponing tasks

the tendency to procrastinate despite knowing it's harmful

Break tasks into smaller steps and set deadlines to reduce avoidance.

Prioritize tasks and start with the most important ones first.

From Latin 'procrastinare', meaning 'to put off until tomorrow', from 'pro-' (forward) + 'crastinus' (of tomorrow).

Often used to describe a tendency to avoid tasks due to lack of motivation or fear of failure.

pro-

forward

prefix

-crastin-

of tomorrow

root

-ate

to make or cause

suffix

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