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[ verb ] postpone doing what one should be doing

Examples

"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Those in power tend to procrastinate and even to repudiate the electoral process .

2
[ verb ] postpone or delay needlessly

Examples

"He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

Related terms

delay

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