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Procrastinate is an English word with synonyms like stall or delay. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Procrastinate in a sentence

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Procrastinate | Procrastinated | Procrastinates

Procrastinate meaning

  1. To delay taking action; to wait until later.
  2. To put off; to delay (something).

Synonyms of Procrastinate

stall drag one's feet drag one's heels shillyshally dilly-dally dillydally delay

Related words

Other words often associated with Procrastinate or its synonyms:

holdup stand hold oscillate wait break hover compartment malfunction postponement booth closet

Using Procrastinate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To delay taking action; to wait until later. | To put off; to delay (something).
  • Useful related words include: stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally.
  • In the example corpus, procrastinate often appears in combinations such as: procrastinate and, to procrastinate, don procrastinate.

Context around Procrastinate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 3 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

seriously 1×

Often after:

everything 1× nor 1× start 1× goes 1×

Sentence patterns with Procrastinate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

case seriously procrastinate before carrying 1× dare not procrastinate 1× do not procrastinate start your 1× don t procrastinate and wait 1× don t procrastinate go ahead 1× don t procrastinate with your 1× i would procrastinate everything 1× longer they procrastinate the more 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

don t procrastinate 2× are there times 1× finally i promise 1× i tell you 1× i won t 1× in past semesters 1×

Common sentence endings:

be good at 1× carrying them out 1× dare not procrastinate 1× get things done 1× guilty of procrastinating 1× in the bedroom 1×

Words around Procrastinate

Just before it in the word index:

procore 22 procopius 35 procopiou 2 procopio 11 procope 2 procook 2

Just after it in the word index:

procrastinated 9 procrastinates 2 procrastinating 22 procrastination 61 procrastinator 4 procrastinators 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aare 28 aarti 28 abl 28 academicians 28 accusatory 28 achingly 28

Corpus analysis for Procrastinate

  • In this selection, "procrastinate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, seriously, everything, nor and start stand out and add context to how "procrastinate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include case seriously procrastinate before carrying and dare not procrastinate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "procrastinate" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with procrastinate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The longer they procrastinate, the more disgraceful the NFL looks. (10 words)

And she would just procrastinate until the last minute,” Morgan says. (11 words)

But is there a way to manage the urge to procrastinate? (11 words)

Longer example sentences

It follows the side characters we’ve gotten far-too-little time with this season as they carry out Farouk’s or David’s orders—or, in Lenny’s case, seriously procrastinate before carrying them out. (36 words)

Are there times when you are motivated and push through tasks when you don't even want to and other times when you procrastinate and avoid them when you would prefer to get things done? (35 words)

Understanding why we procrastinate goes a long way toward stopping it before it happens, according to Piers Steel, a professor and the Brookfield Resident Chair at the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business. (35 words)

Question examples

Are there times when you are motivated and push through tasks when you don't even want to and other times when you procrastinate and avoid them when you would prefer to get things done? (35 words)

But is there a way to manage the urge to procrastinate? (11 words)

You have a strict daily writing routine, but when you do procrastinate, what’s your favorite distraction? (17 words)

Exclamation examples

Don’t procrastinate with your cello before it is beyond repair, act now! (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

And she would just procrastinate until the last minute,” Morgan says.

Finally, I promise to never procrastinate and won’t put off until tomorrow what I can put off until next week.

In past semesters, I have had a lack of motivation to go to classes or get assignments done before they’re due as I would procrastinate everything.

Remind yourself that you’re not the first person to procrastinate, nor will you be last.

Are there times when you are motivated and push through tasks when you don't even want to and other times when you procrastinate and avoid them when you would prefer to get things done?

But is there a way to manage the urge to procrastinate?

Don’t procrastinate with your cello before it is beyond repair, act now!

The main thing is don’t procrastinate and wait until it’s too late.

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When you are through with the training please do not procrastinate, start your enterprise immediately.

You procrastinate — which is just a fear-based avoidance tactic — less, and your self-esteem improves, because it stops being attached purely to success.

Understanding why we procrastinate goes a long way toward stopping it before it happens, according to Piers Steel, a professor and the Brookfield Resident Chair at the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business.

Procrastinators have problems with sleep, according to a study, those who procrastinate have poor sleep quality.

The longer they procrastinate, the more disgraceful the NFL looks.

We procrastinate and play it safe — avoiding anything that we might not be good at.

You have a strict daily writing routine, but when you do procrastinate, what’s your favorite distraction?

Don’t procrastinate, go ahead and get access to the 2 products and start using them to become a better lover in the bedroom.

If you’re like me, you are might have a tendency to procrastinate.

I tell you in the matter of our spiritual life, we dare not procrastinate.

It follows the side characters we’ve gotten far-too-little time with this season as they carry out Farouk’s or David’s orders—or, in Lenny’s case, seriously procrastinate before carrying them out.

I won’t even bother suggesting to not procrastinate because I think every college student on the planet is guilty of procrastinating.

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Common combinations with procrastinate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "procrastinate" in a sentence?
An example: "And she would just procrastinate until the last minute,” Morgan says." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "procrastinate" from authentic English texts.
What does "procrastinate" mean?
Procrastinate means: To delay taking action; to wait until later.
What are synonyms of "procrastinate"?
Common synonyms of "procrastinate" include: stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally, delay.
How many example sentences with "procrastinate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "procrastinate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.