procrastinate

Verbs

(v) postpone doing what one should be doing
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
dillydally, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, stall, shillyshally,
(v) postpone or delay needlessly
- He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late

Synonyms

dillydally dilly-dally drag one's feet drag one's heels stall shillyshally

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