procrastinate

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pro·cras·ti·nate / prəˈkrastəˌnāt; prō-/ • v. [intr.] delay or postpone action; put off doing something: it won't be this price for long, so don't procrastinate.DERIVATIVES: pro·cras·ti·na·tion / prəˌkrastəˈnāshən; prō-/ n.pro·cras·ti·na·tor / -ˌnātər/ n.pro·cras·ti·na·to·ry / -nəˌtôrē/ adj.