What is another word for procrastinate?

“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

put on the back burner

extend the duration of

put off the evil hour

reorganize^US

put something on hold

hang

hold something in abeyance

temporise^UK

temporize^US

put on the bank burner

reorganise^UK

bring to a standstill

leave to another time

put on a back burner

tie up

put out of commission

avoid doing something

keep from doing something

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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

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

leave something undone

let something go downhill

keep one's distance from

let something go to seed

cut out

lay aside

take with a pinch of salt

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

put on the back burner

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

look past

leave out of consideration

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

cock a snook at

scoff at

refuse to acknowledge

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

ostracise^UK

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder to

put out of one's mind

hand someone the frozen mitt

not buy

throw out

balk at

leave out in the cold

leave behind

expel

look straight through

give somebody the cold shoulder

sweep something aside

leave well enough alone

refuse to have anything to do with

give the thumbs down to

not accept

not heed

not take advantage of

pretend not to notice

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

knock something on the head

fail to take account of

tell someone to get lost

kick someone in the teeth

leave off

give someone the big E

cut dead

give someone the air

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

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To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring to a standstill

bring to screeching halt

put on the back burner

cramp someone's style

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

jail^US

gaol^UK

put at a disadvantage

resist the temptation to

place at a disadvantage

keep within limits

shut up

throw a spanner in the works

prevent from making progress

put out of commission

act like a wet blanket

drag feet

hold captive

place injunction on

place an injunction on

throw a spoke in the wheel of

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

cauterize^US

throw monkey wrench in

make it impossible for

make impossible

make it impracticable for

cauterise^UK

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

have on a tight leash

have nothing to do with

put a spoke in someone's wheel

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

throw a monkey wrench into

give a disadvantage to

be unfair to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

inflict a handicap on

internalize^US

internalise^UK

demoralize^US

give the thumbs down to

put the chill on

give the red light to

demoralise^UK

throw a wet blanket on

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