Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precrastinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-cras-ti-nate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in precrastination.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It can also “precrastinate,” that is, engage in a series of tasks too early, in a way that results in serious and unnecessary burdens and costs."
"You know me. I never procrastinate. I do the opposite. I precrastinate."
"Because of the general application of precrastination, it was picked up by the media (eg, Richtel, 2014) and even led to the suggestion that people who precrastinate sacrifice creativity because they don't leave enough time for incubation (Grant, 2016)."

Etymology

Back-formation from precrastination, as a blend of pre- + procrastinate.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

precrastinates (present, singular) precrastinating (participle, present) precrastinated (participle, past) precrastinated (past)

Questions

What does precrastinate mean?: To engage in precrastination.
Where does precrastinate come from?: Back-formation from precrastination, as a blend of pre- + procrastinate.

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