procrastinate

verbs

postpone doing what one should be doing

"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

is derived from

is derived from

postpone or delay needlessly

"He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

procrastinate

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

is a type of (narrower)

postpone doing what one should be doing

"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"