procrastinate
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[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt/
- (US) enPR: prō-krăs'tə-nāt', IPA (key): /proʊˈkræstəneɪt/ or /prəˈkræstəneɪt/
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- (transitive) If you procrastinate, you delay or postpone something that you need to do.
- He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.