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procrastinating

ADJECTIVE
delaying
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A new LegalShield study found that 65% of parents with children under 18 had not taken this key step, with 19% stalled because they couldn’t decide whom to name and 18% simply procrastinating.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

But MacRae says procrastinating can, at times, be a good thing - some problems solve themselves, without us rushing to act.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“Say you’ve got donations in the back of your car and you keep procrastinating in dropping those off,” said AAA’s Diaz, “get that extra weight out of your vehicle.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

So Murderbot, instead of proactively going out on these adventures, is procrastinating.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2025

I would think I was procrastinating, when in reality, I was memorizing the geography of the world.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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