Procrastination Vocabulary

verb to waste time or move slowly

• Please do not dawdle on your way to the meeting, we need to start promptly.
• Stop dawdling and hurry up, we're going to be late!
• Quit dawdling around and get your act together.
• Time waits for no one, so don't dawdle in making important decisions.

verb to waste time, to move slowly or idly

adjective wasting time or moving slowly

adverb in a slow or idle manner

• The child was dawdling on his way to school, causing him to be late.
• Stop dawdling and hurry up, we're going to be late!
• Quit dawdling and let's bounce, we're gonna miss the movie.
• She felt like she was dawdling through life, not making any progress towards her goals.

noun a waste of time by loitering or delaying

verb to waste time by loitering or delaying

• Please refrain from dillydallying and focus on completing the task at hand.
• Stop dillydallying and get moving!
• Quit dillydallying and just do it already!
• Don't dillydally when it comes to pursuing your dreams.

noun the act of intentionally delaying or obstructing progress

verb to intentionally delay or obstruct progress

• The foot dragging by the committee members is delaying the decision-making process.
• Stop with the foot dragging and let's get this project finished.
• Quit your foot dragging and pick up the pace!
• Her foot dragging on the issue showed her lack of enthusiasm for the project.

noun a person who engages in idle or frivolous behavior

verb to waste time or procrastinate

adverb in a careless or lazy manner

• It is important to stay focused and not goof off during work hours.
• Let's goof off and watch some funny videos instead of doing work.
• I just want to goof off and chill with my friends tonight.
• Sometimes it's good to goof off and take a break from the seriousness of life.

noun a feeling of hesitation or reluctance

verb to delay or postpone something

adjective feeling of being hesitant or reluctant

• I had to put off our meeting until next week due to a scheduling conflict.
• I decided to put off doing my homework until later.
• I keep putting off cleaning my room because I'm too lazy.
• Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• Please refrain from sitting on your butt during work hours as it is important to maintain a professional posture.
• Hey, stop sitting on your butt and help me with this project!
• Quit sitting on your butt and start hustling to achieve your goals.
• Don't just sit on your butt waiting for opportunities to come to you, go out and make things happen.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• I am sorry, but I have no time to attend the meeting tomorrow.
• I have no time to hang out this weekend, I have a lot of work to do.
• I ain't got no time for drama in my life right now.
• She had no time for negativity in her life, so she surrounded herself with positive people.

noun a person who is idle or lazy

verb to waste time or avoid work

adjective describing someone who is lazy or avoids work

• It is unprofessional to goof-off during work hours.
• Stop goofing-off and start working on your assignment.
• I heard they got fired for goofing-off too much at the office.
• Don't goof-off when it comes to pursuing your dreams.

noun a person's hands

verb to sit on

preposition on

• It is not advisable to sit on your hands when faced with a challenging situation.
• Don't just sit on your hands, take action and do something about it!
• Quit sitting on your hands and start making things happen!
• You can't expect things to change if you just sit on your hands and do nothing.