Procrastinate vs Postpone - What's the difference?
procrastinate | postpone |
To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.
To put off; to delay (something).
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To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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Postpone is a synonym of procrastinate.
As verbs the difference between procrastinate and postpone
is that procrastinate is to put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later while postpone is to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.procrastinate
English
Verb
(procrastinat)- He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.
Derived terms
* procrastination * procrastinatorSee also
* carpe diem cras * perendinateExternal links
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English
Verb
(postpon)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
