The difference between Postpone and Procrastinate

When used as verbs, postpone means to delay or put off an event, appointment etc, whereas procrastinate means to delay taking action.


check bellow for the other definitions of Postpone and Procrastinate

  1. Postpone as a verb:

    To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: defer delay forestay procrastinate put off put on ice stay suspend"

    "ant advance hast[[prepone]] q India antedate bring forward expedite"

  1. Procrastinate as a verb (intransitive):

    To delay taking action; to wait until later.

    Examples:

    "He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish."

  2. Procrastinate as a verb (transitive):

    To put off; to delay (something).