Sentence examples for to procrastinate from inspiring English sources

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to look

to defer

to hesitate

to cling

to pose

"to procrastinate" is a correct and usable term in written English.
You can use it to describe someone who is intentionally delaying a task or activity. For example, "Shirley kept putting off doing her taxes until the last minute, always managing to procrastinate until it was too late."

Dictionary

to procrastinate

verb

To delay taking action; to wait until later.

He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.

synonyms

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It may pay to procrastinate.

The New York Times - Travel

Sometimes it pays to procrastinate.

The New York Times

Then there was the temptation to procrastinate.

Independent

And that gives an excuse to procrastinate.

The New York Times

The temptation is always to procrastinate.

The Economist

"It's human nature to procrastinate," he said.

The New York Times

It is human nature to procrastinate.

The New York Times

Though tempted once again to procrastinate, they will not.

The Economist

Others use cleaning as a way to procrastinate endlessly.

The New York Times

Just don't use the breaks to procrastinate, Ms. Broussard says.

The New York Times

Congratulate yourself for having the foresight to procrastinate.

The New York Times

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to lose

to adjourn

to stall

to weigh

to shoot

to waver

to drag

to postpone

to prolong

to delay

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