Procrastinate

 WORD OF THE DAY

procrastinate / verb / prə-ˈkra-stə-ˌnāt  

Definition
1: to put off intentionally and habitually
2: to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done

Examples
"Don’t procrastinate by dwelling excessively on statistics."
— Cleveland, 2 Oct. 2021

"People said Facebook was a fad, a tool for people to procrastinate."
— Martine Paris, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2021

Did you know?
We won't put off telling you about out the origins of "procrastinate."
English speakers borrowed the word in the 16th century from Latin procrastinatus, which itself evolved from the prefix pro-, meaning "forward," and crastinus, meaning "of tomorrow."
Like its synonyms "delay," "lag," "loiter," "dawdle," and "dally," "procrastinate" means to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. It typically implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy.