Procrastinate vs Prolong - What's the difference?
procrastinate | prolong |
To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.
To put off; to delay (something).
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(label) To extend in space or length.
(label) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= (label) To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
In transitive terms the difference between procrastinate and prolong
is that procrastinate is to put off; to delay (something) while prolong is to lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.As verbs the difference between procrastinate and prolong
is that procrastinate is to put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later while prolong is to extend in space or length.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
* * * ----prolong
English
Verb
(en verb)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged . In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”}}