procrastinate

Verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing
  • "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
• postpone or delay needlessly
  • "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
• To delay taking action; to wait until later.
• To put off; to delay (something).

Examples

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

Synonyms

dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, stall, adjourn, avert, defer, delay, draw out, extend, forestall, forestay, forslow, kick into the long grass, kick the can down the road, penelopize, postpone, procrastinate, procrastine, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, put off, put on hold, put on ice, retard, stay, suspend, tarry

Antonyms

advance, antedate, bring forward, expedite, hasten, jump on, precrastinate, prepone, rush, shoot first and ask questions later, speed up, take action

Related Words

carpe diem cras, deferment, perendinate, procrastination is the thief of time, tomorrow never comes