procrastinate

/pɹəkɹˈɑːstɪnˌe‍ɪt/

/pɹəˈkɹæstəˌneɪt/

[глагол]

to procrastinate

[ГЛАГОЛ]

MAIN VERB

оттягивать

to postpone something that needs to be done

синонимы : dilly-dally

мешкать

postpone or delay needlessly

напр

1. Procrastinating on a project until the last minute is asking for stress and can increase the likelihood of a poor outcome.

2. The student kept procrastinating on their assignments and projects, and eventually learned the hard way that delays are dangerous when they failed their exams.

3. If you continue to procrastinate, you'll be asking for trouble.

4. I always remind myself that one today is worth two tomorrows, so I try to make the most of each day and not procrastinate.