“I don't know why I don't just do a load when I accumulate enough but I'd guess it has something to do with my natural tendency to procrastinate.”

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To postpone or assign to a later time or date

defer

put on the back burner

extend the duration of

avoid doing something

play a waiting game

do later

interfere with

bring to screeching halt

put off the evil day

close off

hold your horses

put off the evil hour

keep from doing something

choke off

put a brake on

take down

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

temporise^UK

temporize^US

leave to another time

put on the bank burner

reorganize^US

reorganise^UK

put out of commission

balk^US

baulk^UK

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“The national executive agreed to procrastinate the election to October 2, two weeks later than the original date of September 18.”

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Perendinate

perendinate

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To fail to care for or pay attention to

leave something undone

pay little attention to

have nothing to do with

fail to take advantage of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give something a miss

not take into consideration

let something go downhill

keep one's distance from

let something go to seed

lay aside

take with a pinch of salt

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

look past

leave out of consideration

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

refuse to acknowledge

leave well enough alone

leave somebody to himself or herself

get off someone's back

let bygones be bygones

leave somebody to his/her own devices

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

erase from memory

pretend not to notice

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

deal rapidly with

varnish over

sweep under the carpet

get off someone's case

tell someone to get lost

criticize^US

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

kiss off

put away

fail to anticipate

fail to take account of

criticise^UK

marginalise^UK

marginalize^US

take something for granted

knock something on the head

turn up one's nose at

minify

repress one's memory of

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To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring to screeching halt

cramp someone's style

put on the back burner

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

bring to a standstill

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

put at a disadvantage

negate

place at a disadvantage

quieten

penalise^UK

penalize^US

resist the temptation to

prevent from making progress

affect

disturb

constipate

throw monkey wrench in

box up

keep feeling inside oneself

queer someone's pitch

throw a spoke in the wheel of

put out of commission

cauterize^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

cool down

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

act like a wet blanket

gaol^UK

jail^US

cauterise^UK

place an injunction on

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

throw a monkey wrench into

give a disadvantage to

be unfair to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

tell against

inflict a handicap on

sit out

pass

avoid doing something

take the pledge

be temperate

not touch

have nothing to do with

internalize^US

internalise^UK

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