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Meanings of
procrastinate
in inglês
português
adiar
espanhol
aplazar
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Postpone doing what one should be doing.
stall
dillydally
shillyshally
drag one's feet
drag one's heels
dilly-dally
português
adiar
Sinônimos
Examples for "
stall
"
stall
dillydally
shillyshally
drag one's feet
drag one's heels
Examples for "
stall
"
1
Town said the new apprenticeship system could not be allowed to
stall
.
2
The cancelled sale will not necessarily
stall
further new bond issues however.
3
I already knew the answer, but I needed to
stall
for time.
4
Mexican-born Rocio, who runs a
stall
,
is taking the situation more seriously.
5
And so the young pup had to stay in the dull
stall
.
1
Twice around the park and then to church, my dear sir, and don't
dillydally
.
2
You're the last one, so I shouldn't
dillydally
.
3
We cannot
dillydally
and shilly-shally any more.
4
They could only
dillydally
with the arts.
5
At this point, it made more sense just to lay things on the line than it did to
dillydally
.
1
I've had enough of this
shillyshally
.
2
'Two not sound, five true as steel, and the rest
shillyshally
.
1
So don't
dilly
-
dally
with making payments if you have the funds.
2
With Mercury about to go retrograde, if you
dilly
-
dally
,
you could lose out!
3
If you
dilly
-
dally
much longer, Sue, you will let Max slip through your fingers yet.
4
I expect it will be a fast one, though, fer they can't afford to
dilly
-
dally
.
5
You do not care to
dilly
-
dally
after church.
Usage of
procrastinate
in inglês
1
And if you
procrastinate
long enough, maybe the issue will go away.
2
Suffering because they
procrastinate
,
avoid, and fail to finish what they start.
3
Nonetheless, avoid the impulse to
procrastinate
,
distract yourself, or worse deliberate more.
4
Abandoned I have left my father's house, abandoned I
procrastinate
my doom.
5
Kesseley had finished his morning rounds and couldn't
procrastinate
any longer.
6
Don't
procrastinate
Never ever leave anything till the last minute, particularly packing boxes.
7
I have to wait and
procrastinate
,
where another might rush in and dare.
8
Psychologists have uncovered a myriad of reasons for why people
procrastinate
.
9
To
procrastinate
the cure, and make a long job of it.
10
The trouble with eternal youth is, you do tend to
procrastinate
.
11
He complains that I did not
procrastinate
time according to agreement.
12
Stephanie Plum's rule of thumb for mental
health
-
always
procrastinate
the unpleasant.
13
It's easy enough to see obstacles, to make excuses, to
procrastinate
.
14
Or, just in case you need another way to
procrastinate
.
15
So first it helps to understand the reasons people
procrastinate
in the first place.
16
So don't wait or
procrastinate
to take this crucial step.
Other examples for "procrastinate"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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procrastinate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
procrastinate here
procrastinate no
procrastinate packing
procrastinate too
procrastinate when
More collocations
Translations for
procrastinate
português
adiar
espanhol
aplazar
Procrastinate
through the time
Procrastinate
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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