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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In the immediate aftermath, the Pentagon's annual must-pass defense policy bill was stalled.
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Progress was stalled by World War I and Wanamaker's death in 1922.
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
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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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Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
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“Procrastinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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