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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SpaceX delays flight test another 24 hours SpaceX is now working toward a Starship launch Thursday, May 21, the company announced.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
As climate change delays the first winter frosts across much of North America, summer ragweed also keeps flowering longer, extending the latter part of pollen season into the fall, said David Wees, a faculty lecturer in horticulture at McGill University in Montreal.

— Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026