What are some opposite words for procrastinate?
Antonyms for procrastinate
proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-pro·cras·ti·nate
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
procrastinate
To protract is to cause to occupy a longer time than is usual, expected, or desirable. We defer a negotiation which we are slow to enter upon; we protract a negotiation which we are slow to conclude; delay may be used of any stage in the proceedings; we may delay a person as well as an action, but defer and protract are not used of persons. Elongate is not used of actions or abstractions, but only of material objects or extension in space; protract is very rarely used of concrete objects or extension in space; we elongate a line, protract a discussion. Protract has usually an unfavorable sense, implying that the matter referred to is already unduly long, or would be so if longer continued; continue is neutral, applying equally to the desirable or the undesirable. Postpone implies a definite intention to resume, as defer also does, though less decidedly; both are often used with some definite limitation of time; as, to postpone till, until, or to a certain day or hour. One may defer, delay, or postpone a matter intelligently and for good reason; he procrastinates through indolence and irresolution. Compare HINDER.
Antonyms:
abbreviate, abridge, conclude, contract, curtail, hasten, hurry, limit, reduce, shortenSynonyms:
continue, defer, delay, draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, postpone, prolong, protractPreposition:
To protract a speech by verbosity, through an unreasonable time, to, till, or until a late hour.
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procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallyverb
postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Synonyms:
drag one's heels, dillydally, conk, drag one's feet, dilly-dally, shillyshally, stallprocrastinateverb
postpone or delay needlessly
"He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
Synonyms:
drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, stall, shillyshally, dillydally
Editors Contribution
dilatory
put off until tomorrow
ן always procrastinate when it comes to writing letters.
Submitted by rinat on March 15, 2016
How to use procrastinate in a sentence?
When you procrastinate, you tend to be reactive and wait until the very last minute and then the quality of the work becomes just a checklist just to get it done, compared to' I do this because I have pride in doing this.... I care about the results. Now the shift is :' I need to do just enough so I don't get into trouble.'.
We procrastinate because we give in to feel good, if a task makes me frustrated or bored, avoidance lets me escape those negative emotions.
If you continue to procrastinate and hibernate your body will start to deteriorate. -Johnny The Walker
I treat them like bros, like friends from school. I’m the exact same thing as them. I meme, I play Fortnite, I procrastinate to do my homework. I’m the exact same thing as them, they can impact the world even more than I can.
Distractions don't exist. We either procrastinate or we are committed. What we call distractions are simply an excuse to procrastinate further.
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