procrastinated
Avoided doing tasks
Procrastinated is the past tense of procrastinate—to delay or postpone action, typically out of laziness, avoidance, or distraction rather than necessity: I procrastinated all week and had to write the paper overnight.
The word implies knowing you should act but failing to do so: She procrastinated on the decision until it was made for her.
Leisurely time-wasting
- dilly-dallyingWasting time indecisively
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- tarryingRemaining beyond expected time
- dragging feetDelaying through reluctance
lollygagging · stalling · lagging · dithering · temporizing · shilly-shallying · foot-dragging · killing time
Rescheduling for later
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- putting offChoosing to delay
- deferringPostponing or yielding respectfully
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
shirking · evading · neglecting · dodging · escaping · ignoring · disregarding · skirting
Stress from looming due dates
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
worry · cramming · time crunch · sleepless night · all-nighter · burnout · frantic · scrambling
Sorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- self-blameAttributing fault to oneself
guilty conscience · contrition · compunction · should have · missed opportunity · wasted time · disappointment · self-criticism
Pausing with doubt
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- wafflingEvasive, indecisive speech
- second-guessingReconsidering a decision made
fence-sitting · deliberating · overthinking · equivocating · paralyzed · frozen · stuck · uncertain
dawdling
Leisurely time-wasting
- dilly-dallyingWasting time indecisively
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- tarryingRemaining beyond expected time
dragging feet · lollygagging · stalling · lagging · dithering · temporizing · shilly-shallying · foot-dragging · killing time · time-wasting
postponing
Rescheduling for later
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- putting offChoosing to delay
- deferringPostponing or yielding respectfully
sidestepping · shirking · evading · neglecting · dodging · escaping · ignoring · disregarding · skirting · ducking
deadline pressure
Stress from looming due dates
dread · worry · cramming · time crunch · sleepless night · all-nighter · burnout · frantic · scrambling · down to the wire
regret
Sorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
self-blame · guilty conscience · contrition · compunction · should have · missed opportunity · wasted time · disappointment · self-criticism · rue
hesitating
Pausing with doubt
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- wafflingEvasive, indecisive speech
second-guessing · fence-sitting · deliberating · overthinking · equivocating · paralyzed · frozen · stuck · uncertain · torn
procrastinatedexpedited
Made faster, prioritized
rushed · hastened · hurried · acted · accelerated
procrastinatedcompleted
Fully finished
accomplished · finished · done · executed · achieved
procrastinatedtook charge
Began directing things
got ahead · planned ahead · preempted · frontloaded · prioritized
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