1. (

• procrastinate ,
• stall ,
• drag_one's_feet ,
• drag_one's_heels ,
• shillyshally ,
• dilly-dally ,
• dillydally

) postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" ;

2. (

• procrastinate ,

) postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late" ;