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procrastinate

/pɹəʊˈkɹæstɪneɪt/verb

To keep putting off something you should be doing.

Example sentences

  • “Stop procrastinating and start packing; the movers arrive tomorrow.”
  • “I always procrastinate when I have to write a difficult email.”

Built on Latin 'cras', tomorrow: literally to put things off until tomorrow. The noun is 'procrastination'.

Featured as word of the day on February 10, 2026.

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