- present participle of procrastinate.
procrastinating
Example Sentences
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A new LegalShield study found that 65% of parents with children under 18 had not taken this key step, with 19% stalled because they couldn’t decide whom to name and 18% simply procrastinating.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Say you’ve got donations in the back of your car and you keep procrastinating in dropping those off,” said AAA’s Diaz, “get that extra weight out of your vehicle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
So Murderbot, instead of proactively going out on these adventures, is procrastinating.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
Ron Delnevo, from the Payments Choice Alliance, said he was disappointed about the "procrastinating approach" of the committee.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
“Sure thing, Slinkey. I’ll send out three lieutenants this afternoon to get the job done. There’s no sense in procrastinating any longer.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
