procrastinate
verb (used without object)
to defer action; delay.
were 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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The last three episodes felt like they were procrastinating before the end-of-the-season cram—now we’re back down to business.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2013
The British agents suspected that the Vermonters were procrastinating to save themselves from an invasion by king or Congress.
From Vermont A Study of Independence by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson
