as in to delay
to be slow or late about doing something that should be done; to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc.
He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline. He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.
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Recent Examples of procrastinate
Yet, instead of taking advantage of this lull to prepare for the future by upgrading transmission lines and incorporating smart grid technologies en masse, policymakers procrastinated.
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Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Most Americans have no trust or will Millions of Americans put off writing estate plans and procrastinate about preparing trusts and wills, legal documents that deal with distributing assets upon death.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
If the Wolves have simply procrastinated on bringing their best defensive effort all season, test day is Saturday.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
As things change rapidly with tech, media and society, people procrastinate, waiting for approval.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for procrastinate
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Most Americans have no trust or will Millions of Americans put off writing estate plans and procrastinate about preparing trusts and wills, legal documents that deal with distributing assets upon death.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
If the Wolves have simply procrastinated on bringing their best defensive effort all season, test day is Saturday.
—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
As things change rapidly with tech, media and society, people procrastinate, waiting for approval.
—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for procrastinate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinate
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Trump is speaking now to a crowd filling the National Mall after being delayed by inclement weather.
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Attendees were told to shelter in nearby government buildings, and the celebration was delayed by a few hours before going on as scheduled.
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How these issues are handled could fuel the engine of progress on some seemingly intractable issues over the next two years, or stall it.
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The campaign, which Zelenskyy has said aims to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries, stalling Moscow’s efforts on the battlefield and heaping pressure on Putin, Western officials and analysts say.
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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The Germans were crawling as far as the street, dashing across the asphalt, then leaping into the second trench.
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But as the days dragged on, headlines about power outages and water shortages took a back seat to a far more gruesome and horrific reality.
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Compounding concerns, California officials say the Department of Transportation is dragging its feet.
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“Procrastinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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