procrastinate
verb (used without object)
to defer action; delay.
have been procrastinating
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present perfect progressiveof procrastinate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"What we do know this year is that shoppers have been procrastinating," says Scott Krugman, spokesman and vice-president of the National Retail Federation.
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