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I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

She quickly regrets this, and can’t really handle the scope of the project, so she procrastinates for the entire semester.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

The musical eavesdrops on a choreographer as she procrastinates over a sad task in her garden and warily ponders the glamour and fuss of a lifetime achievement award.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021

As he put it: “Everybody procrastinates, but not everyone is a procrastinator.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021

When I do, he procrastinates or tells me to ask my grandmother.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers