procrastinate

(prō-krăs'tə-nāt', prə-)

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.intr.
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

v.tr.
To postpone or delay needlessly.

[Latin prōcrāstināre, prōcrāstināt- : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + crāstinus, of tomorrow (from crās, tomorrow).]

procrastination pro·cras'ti·na'tion n.
procrastinator pro·cras'ti·na'tor n.

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verb

To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one'sfeetheels, mark time, take one's time. See fast/slow/velocity.

v

Definition: delay, put off doing
Antonyms: accelerate, advance, complete, do, finish, go ahead, quicken

IN BRIEF: To put off until a future time.

It is not a good idea to procrastinate when it comes to writing a large report.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tøve
v. tr. - opsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
(alsmaar) uitstellen

Français (French)
v. intr. - atermoyer
v. tr. - atermoyer

Deutsch (German)
v. - zaudern, aufschieben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χρονοτριβώ, κωλυσιεργώ

Italiano (Italian)
procrastinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - procrastinar

Русский (Russian)
тянуть время

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - no decidirse, andarse con dilaciones
v. tr. - aplazar, diferir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skjuta upp, förhala

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
延迟, 耽搁, 推迟, 拖延

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 延遲, 耽擱
v. tr. - 推遲, 拖延

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 지연하다, 꾸물거리다
v. tr. - 질질 끌다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぐずぐずする, 延ばす, 手間取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤجل, يؤخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השהה, דחה, דחה למחר‬
v. tr. - ‮דחה, עיכב‬

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