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procrastinate

/proʊ'kræstə,neɪt/

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verb
postpone doing what one should be doing
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"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

Similar:

dilly-dally dillydally drag one's feet drag one's heels shillyshally stall

type of:
delay
verb
postpone or delay needlessly
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"He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

type of:
dillydally drag one's feet drag one's heels shillyshally delay stall dilly-dally

Examples of procrastinate

"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
"He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"