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February 10, 2026

procrastinate

/pɹəʊˈkɹæstɪneɪt/verb

To keep putting off something you should be doing.

Example sentence

  • Stop procrastinating and start packing; the movers arrive tomorrow.

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

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