procrastinate

If you’re retired and wondering when or whether to move, treat the decision as a research project — don’t procrastinate or let inertia take hold.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

And one of the big success stories for defaults is the automatic enrolment in pension schemes, because many of us procrastinate saving for retirement.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

They might procrastinate, struggle to finish projects or seem unable to manage basic tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

"We can't wait, we can't procrastinate," he said, adding that Gazans across the territory were living in an "inhumane situation".

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

There are those who procrastinate and have to hurry toward the end.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

She quickly regrets this, and can’t really handle the scope of the project, so she procrastinates for the entire semester.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

The musical eavesdrops on a choreographer as she procrastinates over a sad task in her garden and warily ponders the glamour and fuss of a lifetime achievement award.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

As he put it: “Everybody procrastinates, but not everyone is a procrastinator.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021

When I do, he procrastinates or tells me to ask my grandmother.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

"The police and crime commissioner prevaricated, procrastinated, refused to get rid of Mr Guildford when it was quite clear that that was the only route possible," Silverman said.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

It’s one thing to study and write about later life; it’s quite another to live it and see things I wish I had done differently or, in particular, hadn’t procrastinated about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

In 2022, 17 years after the Rolling Stones released their most recent album of original songs, Mick Jagger decided the band had dithered and procrastinated long enough.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Hendrickson procrastinated for two months before requesting an interview with Biden.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023

Dill sighed, the way he did when he knew he’d procrastinated doing something for as long as he could.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

But MacRae says procrastinating can, at times, be a good thing - some problems solve themselves, without us rushing to act.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

It’s a dreaded task when I’m already caught up running other errands — or simply procrastinating.

From Salon ● May 30, 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

“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