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delay vs procrastinate

procrastinate vs delay

delay is a noun but procrastinate is not a noun.

delay and procrastinate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
delay Yes No Yes No
procrastinate No No Yes No
As verbs, procrastinate is a hyponym of delay; that is, procrastinate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delay:
  • delay: act later than planned, scheduled, or required
  • procrastinate: postpone doing what one should be doing
delay (noun) procrastinate (noun)
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
time during which some action is awaited
delay (verb) procrastinate (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed postpone doing what one should be doing
stop or halt postpone or delay needlessly
slow the growth or development of
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Difference between delay and procrastinate

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