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procrastinate

/pɹəʊˈkɹæstɪneɪt/
verb
  1. To delay taking action; to wait until later.

    "He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish."

  2. To put off; to delay (something).

Synonymsdelay, penelopize, stall, delay, postpone, put off
Antonymsprecrastinate

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