Thesaurus / procrastinate
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He doesn’t procrastinate — he has a 107-page résumé, he said, because he gets things done — but he’s built a career around understanding those who do.
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THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANEThis last reason displeased old Solomon, for it was an encouragement to the birds to procrastinate.
THE LITTLE WHITE BIRDJ. M. BARRIEWORDS RELATED TO PROCRASTINATE
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
- adjourns
- arrests
- bars
- bide time
- blocks
- checks
- chokes
- clogs
- confines
- curbs
- dawdles
- defers
- detains
- deters
- dilly-dallies
- discourages
- drags
- encumbers
- filibusters
- gains time
- hampers
- holds
- holds over
- impedes
- inhibits
- interferes
- intermits
- keeps
- keeps back
- lags
- lies over
- lingers
- loiters
- obstructs
- postpones
- prevents
- procrastinates
- prolongs
- prorogues
- protracts
- puts off
- remands
- represses
- restricts
- retards
- shelves
- slackens
- stalls
- staves off
- stays
- suspends
- tables
- tarries
- temporizes
- withholds
- be behind
- dally
- dawdle
- decrease
- dillydally
- diminish
- drag
- drag one's feet
- ebb
- fail
- fall off
- falter
- flag
- get no place fast
- hang back
- hobble
- idle
- inch
- inch along
- jelly
- limp
- linger
- loiter
- lose strength
- lounge
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- retard
- saunter
- shuffle
- slacken
- slouch
- slow
- slow up
- stagger
- stay
- straggle
- tail
- tarry
- tool
- trail
- trudge
- wane
- dallied
- dawdled
- decreased
- dillydallied
- diminished
- dragged
- dragged one's feet
- ebbed
- failed
- faltered
- fell off
- flagged
- got no place fast
- hobbled
- hung back
- idled
- inch along
- inched
- jellied
- limped
- lingered
- loitered
- lost strength
- lounged
- plodded
- poked
- procrastinated
- put off
- retarded
- sauntered
- shuffled
- slackened
- slouched
- slowed
- slowed up
- staggered
- stayed
- straggled
- tailed
- tarried
- tooled
- trailed
- trudged
- waned
- was behind
- amble
- be dilatory
- be long
- be tardy
- crawl
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- drift
- falter
- fool around
- fritter away
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- hesitate
- hobble
- idle
- lag
- loll
- lumber
- mope
- mosey
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- putter
- remain
- saunter
- shuffle
- sit around
- slouch
- stagger
- stay
- stick around
- stop
- stroll
- take one's time
- tarry
- tool
- totter
- trail
- traipse
- trifle
- trudge
- vacillate
- wait
- wait around
- ambled
- crawled
- dallied
- dawdled
- dillydallied
- drifted
- faltered
- fool around
- frittered away
- goof off
- hesitated
- hobbled
- hung around
- hung out
- idled
- lagged
- lolled
- lumbered
- moped
- moseyed
- plodded
- poked
- procrastinated
- put off
- puttered
- remained
- sat around
- sauntered
- shuffled
- slouched
- staggered
- stayed
- stopped
- strolled
- stuck around
- tarried
- took one's time
- tooled
- tottered
- trailed
- traipsed
- trifled
- trudged
- vacillated
- waited
- waited around
- was dilatory
- was long
- was tardy
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