PROCRASTINATES Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

procrastinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of procrastinate

as in delays

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 procrastinates Basically, the company procrastinates, to the temporary benefit of the speed-obsessives among us. —

Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026

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That delays emptying of the stomach.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
But having firefighters wait before starting preparations also delays when they can be dispatched to emergencies, which has lengthened response times — and has likely cost many lives across the city, the 60-page audit says.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026