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procrastinate (lexicomedy)
A fault that most people put off trying to correct.
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procrastinate (verb), procrastinates; procrastinated; procrastinating
1. To put off until another day or time to accomplish something which really should be done: Shanna was procrastinating and not getting her assignment done for her class and the teacher would have given her a failing grade if she had procrastinated one more day.
2. To delay doing something until another time because a person doesn't want to do it or simply can't complete it: There are those who procrastinate doing exercises and put themselves in danger of having a less than desirable physical condition.

There are some people who procrastinate because they have so much to achieve that it is impossible to complete everything at the same time!

Postponing or putting off until another time.
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Postponing or putting off until another later.
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Postponing or putting off until another later to make a decision.
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This entry is located in the following units: cras-, crastin- (page 1) pro-, por-, pur- (page 5)
Word Entries at Get Words: “procrastinate”
procrastinate, procrastinates
To delay, to postpone, to put off until another day or time. (3)
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