Definition of procrastinate

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  • procrastinate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • procrastinate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • procrastinate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of procrastinate

  • postpone doing what one should be doing (verb)

    Examples

    1. He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

    Synonyms

    1. dilly-dally
    2. dillydally
    3. drag one's feet
    4. drag one's heels
    5. shillyshally
    6. stall
  • postpone or delay needlessly (verb)

    Examples

    1. He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late

See definition of procrastinate in Merriam Webster