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.
—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
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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The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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The plane, affiliated with Skydive KC, stalled shortly after taking off from Butler Memorial Airport, about an hour south of Kansas City.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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That money was delayed in getting to Foxborough amid a congressional funding freeze.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The team’s charter flight from Mexico to Miami Sunday night was delayed a few hours due to missing documentation.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Verb
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When doctors smothered it in ointment, about 45 larvae crawled out.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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He was buried alive on a construction site and then poisoned by a venomous rattlesnake that crawled into his coffin and attacked him.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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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.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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