procrastinate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 29, 2021 is:
procrastinate \pruh-KRASS-tuh-nayt\ verb
Procrastinate means "to intentionally put off doing something that should be done."
// The student was procrastinating writing the report; however, the tutor provided the needed guidance and motivation.
Examples:
"I will start with a confession: I procrastinated about writing this article for months. Postponing it put me in good company. The statistics are simple: 100 percent of people are guilty of procrastination." — Daniel Revach, Haaretz, 12 Sept. 2021
Did you know?
We won't put off telling you about out the origins of procrastinate: it comes from the Latin prefix pro-, meaning "forward," and crastinus, "of tomorrow." The word means moving or acting slowly so as to fall behind, and it implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy.
