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pro·cras·ti·nate Listen to audio/prəˈkræstəˌneɪt/ verb
pro·cras·ti·nates; pro·cras·ti·nat·ed; pro·cras·ti·nat·ing
[no obj] : 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.
— pro·cras·ti·na·tion Listen to audio /prəˌkræstəˈneɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
She is not prone to procrastination.
— pro·cras·ti·na·tor Listen to audio /prəˈkræstəneɪtɚ/ noun, plural pro·cras·ti·na·tors [count]
Some people are procrastinators when it comes to paying their bills.

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