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Procrastinate vs Postponement - What's the difference?

procrastinate | postponement |

As a verb procrastinate

is to put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.

As a noun postponement is

a delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

procrastinate

English

Verb

(procrastinat)
  • To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.
  • He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.
  • To put off; to delay (something).
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  • Derived terms

    * procrastination * procrastinator

    See also

    * carpe diem cras * perendinate

    postponement

    English

    Noun

    (postponements)
  • A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
  • :The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.