Adjourn vs Procrastinate - What's the difference?
adjourn | procrastinate | Related terms |
To postpone.
To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
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To end or suspend an event.
(intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move from one place to another.
To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.
To put off; to delay (something).
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Procrastinate is a synonym of adjourn.
In transitive terms the difference between adjourn and procrastinate
is that adjourn is to defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely while procrastinate is to put off; to delay (something).In intransitive terms the difference between adjourn and procrastinate
is that adjourn is to end or suspend an event while procrastinate is to put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.adjourn
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Verb
(en verb)- The trial was adjourned for a week.
- It is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time.
- The court will adjourn for lunch.
- After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.
See also
* adjournmentprocrastinate
English
Verb
(procrastinat)- He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.
