Procrastinating

Pronunciation: /proʊˈkræs.təˌneɪ.tɪŋ/

Definitions of procrastinating

verb to delay or postpone action; put off doing something

Example Sentences

A1 I am procrastinating on doing my homework.

A2 She is always procrastinating when it comes to cleaning her room.

B1 I have been procrastinating on starting my new project at work.

B2 He realized he had been procrastinating for weeks and finally started studying for the exam.

C1 Despite knowing the importance of the task, she couldn't stop procrastinating and wasted valuable time.

C2 After years of procrastinating, he finally wrote the book he had always dreamed of publishing.

Examples of procrastinating in a Sentence

formal She missed the deadline because she was procrastinating on completing the project.

informal I keep procrastinating on studying for my exams.

slang Stop procrastinating and just get it done already!

figurative Procrastinating is like borrowing time from your future self.

Grammatical Forms of procrastinating

• past tense: procrastinated
• plural: procrastinators
• comparative: more procrastinating
• superlative: most procrastinating
• present tense: procrastinate
• future tense: will procrastinate
• perfect tense: have procrastinated
• continuous tense: is procrastinating
• singular: procrastinator
• positive degree: procrastinate
• infinitive: to procrastinate
• gerund: procrastinating
• participle: procrastinated

Origin and Evolution of procrastinating

First Known Use: 1548 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'procrastinating' originated from the Latin word 'procrastinare', which is a combination of 'pro-' meaning forward and 'crastinus' meaning belonging to tomorrow.

Evolution of the word: The word 'procrastinating' has evolved from its Latin roots to now commonly refer to the act of delaying or postponing tasks or decisions.