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adjective

as in stalling

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verb

present participle of procrastinate
as in delaying
to be slow or late about doing something that should be done; to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc. He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline. He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.

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Recent Examples of procrastinating
Verb
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days wrapped up on Wednesday, but there are a few holdout offers still available for procrastinating PCMag readers. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 According to accounts by Wright’s apprentices, after procrastinating on drawing any plans for nine months, Wright designed the house in two hours in September 1935 while the Kaufmanns were driving to his office to review them. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 Tuesday California voters are procrastinating. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 Are Texans procrastinating on taxes? — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026 Two-thirds of givers admit to procrastinating family wealth-transfer conversations, according to a national RBC Wealth Management survey. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026 Now stop procrastinating and go shovel that walkway. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2026 Nolan, an elections veteran, has sage advice for voters who may be procrastinating at filling out and returning their ballots. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025 Even among clothing and footwear purveyors that remain unshaken in their promises, nearly two-thirds are procrastinating on their decarbonization schedules, a recent McKinsey study found. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procrastinating
  1. stalling
  2. delaying
  3. slowing
  4. crawling
  5. decelerating
  6. dragging
Adjective
  • The tense talks continued into a second day but concluded without progress, in a diplomatic effort that seemed little more than another stalling game for Putin.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows promised swift action and vowed to brook no more stalling tactics from Democrats.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • The significance of the phase 3 data extends beyond delaying a recurrence, doctors said.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • According to the county staff report, delaying repairs for a formal bidding process could increase the risk of additional sinkholes, ground collapse and property damage.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of delaying
Adjective
  • And, through it all, stocks have continued to steadily rise, buoyed by hopes for Fed rate cuts, stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and slowing but stubborn confidence that an AI boom might reap big rewards for investors.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of slowing
Verb
  • Prior to then, traffic was seen crawling on the eastbound side of the bridge heading into the city.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At the hospital, an insect fell from the girl’s shoe, and a staffer saw a cockroach crawling on her, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of crawling
Adjective
  • The stock has declined nearly 28% in 2026, largely due to concerns over the social media platform’s decelerating year-over-year traffic growth and its sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of decelerating
Verb
  • Count seats against your guest list, then throw down floor cushions or a blanket pile instead of dragging in extra chairs.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Plus, because most wide-legs have longer inseams, a low heel prevents them from dragging on the ground.
    — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of dragging

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