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.
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Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinates
Verb
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Doctors say the administrative action routinely delays or denies care.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Nothing says Connecticut meet-cute like bonding over melting ice cream while a boat slowly delays everyone’s plans.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
Verb
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This process stalls improvements for years.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The irony is that, over time, those same systems become the choke points that determine who can scale and who stalls.—
Alexandre de Vigan,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At sunset, the city starts glowing around you while traffic crawls silently below.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Currie noted that as the conflict drags on, global oil inventories continue to decline.—
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CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Dissenters will shout louder as fight night inches closer, especially if the Iran war drags on and gas prices stay high.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 May 2026
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