Translation
to postpone, put off, delay
Word origin
From Latin procrastinare, built from pro ('forward') and cras ('tomorrow') - literally 'to push to tomorrow'. English procrastinate is the same word; Esperanto simply trimmed it to a two-syllable root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- procrastinare
- English cognates
- procrastinate
Examples
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Do not put off the task until tomorrow.
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We had to postpone the meeting because of the weather.
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He always puts off writing to his brother.
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