Meaning & use
procrastinate
To delay doing something that needs to be done, often by doing less important things instead.
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He tends to procrastinate on big assignments until the night before they're due.
She scrolled through her phone to procrastinate instead of starting her taxes.
A note on using this word
Procrastinate implies avoiding a task despite knowing it should be done, not simply postponing it for a good reason.
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