as in stalled
to be slow or late about doing something that should be done; to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc.
He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline. He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.
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Recent Examples of procrastinated
Yet, instead of taking advantage of this lull to prepare for the future by upgrading transmission lines and incorporating smart grid technologies en masse, policymakers procrastinated.
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Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
If the Wolves have simply procrastinated on bringing their best defensive effort all season, test day is Saturday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Hunnam procrastinated out of fear, taking another job before beginning the process of discovering Gein.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
If the Wolves have simply procrastinated on bringing their best defensive effort all season, test day is Saturday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Hunnam procrastinated out of fear, taking another job before beginning the process of discovering Gein.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinated
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Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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But by March, the fight seemed to have stalled out.—
Kerry Sheridan,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In California, the Los Angeles County Counsel is probing allegations that State Farm delayed, underpaid and denied valid insurance claims from last year's wildfires.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Altman was buried after a private funeral on March 31, after a public service was delayed when his widow went into labor with their daughter.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The attendant and one of the passengers worked together at prying open the baggage compartment door while the other passenger crawled around the floor, searching in the thick smoke for a cellphone to try to use as a flashlight, according to the statement transcripts.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two roaches crawled on a rice bin.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Steep post-earnings slides for key software names dragged the broader sector lower, as investors weighed artificial intelligence's threat to software companies' business models.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The findings from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research show a president who is struggling with unfulfilled promises to tame inflation and testing Americans’ patience with a conflict in the Middle East that has dragged on longer than expected.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Procrastinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procrastinated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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