Definitions
- Describing someone who is slow to act or respond. - Referring to a delay or procrastination in completing a task or obligation. - Talking about a tendency to postpone or put off things until later.
- Describing a tendency to delay or postpone tasks or obligations. - Referring to a habit of putting off important work until the last minute. - Talking about a tendency to avoid or delay making decisions or taking action.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to delaying or postponing something.
- 2Both words describe a tendency to put off tasks or obligations.
- 3Both words can be used to describe a negative behavior or habit.
What is the difference?
- 1Formality: Dilatory is more formal than procrastinating.
- 2Connotation: Dilatory implies a slower pace or delay while procrastinating implies a tendency to avoid or delay tasks.
- 3Usage: Dilatory is often used to describe a delay or slowness in response or action while procrastinating is used to describe a habit of delaying or avoiding tasks.
Remember this!
Dilatory and procrastinating are synonyms that both refer to delaying or postponing tasks or obligations. However, dilatory is more formal and implies a slower pace or delay in response or action, while procrastinating implies a tendency to avoid or delay tasks. Dilatory is an adjective, while procrastinating can be a verb or a gerund.
