procrastinate
verb (used without object)
to defer action; delay.
was procrastinating
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past progressiveof procrastinate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I left late because I was procrastinating, and then, thanks to L.A. traffic, got there at 5:45 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
On an August evening in 2021, the best-selling Chinese novelist Hao Qun, who writes under the name Murong Xuecun, was procrastinating in his one-bedroom apartment.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
I was procrastinating, hoping to untangle the mystery without face-to-face confrontation.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2014
As he often does, Mr. Hackett was procrastinating, trying to overcome his easily inspired distractedness and get to work on one of the many projects he juggles at any given time.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2012
I would think I was procrastinating, when in reality, I was memorizing the geography of the world.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
