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UK
/pɹəkɹˈɑːstɪnˌeɪt/
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[ US /pɹəˈkɹæstəˌneɪt/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈkɹæstəˌneɪt/ ]
VERB
-
postpone doing what one should be doing
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days -
postpone or delay needlessly
He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
How To Use procrastinate In A Sentence
- We would have make it earlier, but I procrastinated with completed and sealed ballots sitting on my desk for a couple of days -- no good excuse, but the reminders to spare the GOTC callers (and ourselves) reminder calls goosed me into action. BlueOregon
- A good correspondent does not procrastinate.
- The colonial powers procrastinated, either by inefficiency or intent (perhaps thinking they would get them for nothing if they did not pay).
- One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to use the power and breadth of the Internet to dredge up ephemera. Fingertips, part 10+x
- But if he's guilty, he'll either refuse or procrastinate, and then we'll know where we stand. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
- He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything.
- While the inclination to procrastinate is common, one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.
- You were content to procrastinate -- which is, let's be honest, not the first time that's happened -- whereas I am a man of action. MUSIC FOR BOYS
- A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance. Hunter S. Thompson
- He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
