as in stalled
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 procrastinated
Natomas resident Sarah Arizaga, 46, wasn’t familiar with all of the candidates, so procrastinated on submitting her ballot until the final day.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Travelers who procrastinated securing their summer getaway plane tickets might blanch after a glance at airfare costs.
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Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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
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
There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
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Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Hunnam procrastinated out of fear, taking another job before beginning the process of discovering Gein.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Travelers who procrastinated securing their summer getaway plane tickets might blanch after a glance at airfare costs.
—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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.
—
Big Think,
22 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
There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Hunnam procrastinated out of fear, taking another job before beginning the process of discovering Gein.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinated
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Monday, a tractor-trailer pulling a load of Acme bricks stalled on the tracks at a railroad crossing on West Sullenberger Avenue, Malvern Fire Chief Chris Brewster said Tuesday.
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Ahead, Hale recounts how a project that ran out of money, stalled in production, and seemed destined to fail ultimately found a way forward through risk, sacrifice, and the extraordinary loyalty of one friend.
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The theory here is that avarice and ambition can best be defeated by means of somebody else’s avarice and ambition; power’s inevitable corrupting effect is thereby mitigated or delayed.
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Automatic contributions, delayed payment windows, small rituals that add friction to impulse spending — these are all behavioral architecture moves, not acts of self-denial.
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Street sweepers and garbage trucks crawled through roads fans had packed hours earlier.
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Last December, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and crawled behind a curtain in the cabin while a flight was en route from Amsterdam to Aruba, according to previous reporting from USA TODAY.
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In that second leadership election, he was roundly defeated by Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist whose victory dragged the party leftwards.
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As the Bucks dragged their feet on the Antetokounmpo situation, a number of other teams gave up on the season entirely.
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