procrastinative
A student has a procrastinative habit of leaving homework until the last minute.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Tending to delay or postpone action: "procrastinative" describes a behavior or tendency to put off tasks or decisions, often habitually or unnecessarily.
Usage Examples
- (Her tendency to delay led to a missed deadline.)
- (The team delayed planning, causing disorder.)
Advanced Usage
"Procrastinative behavior": a pattern of delaying tasks despite knowing the negative consequences.
- His procrastinative behavior in studying led to poor exam results. (He habitually postponed studying, affecting his grades.)
"Procrastinative tendencies": a natural inclination to postpone actions.
- She recognized her procrastinative tendencies and sought time-management strategies. (She acknowledged her habit of delaying and tried to improve.)
Variants and Related Words
Procrastinate (verb): to delay or postpone action.
- He tends to procrastinate when faced with difficult tasks. (He puts off challenging work.)
Procrastination (noun): the act of delaying or postponing.
- Procrastination is a common challenge for many students. (The habit of delaying is widespread.)
Procrastinator (noun): a person who delays or postpones action.
- She is a chronic procrastinator, always waiting until the last minute. (She habitually delays tasks.)
Synonyms
Dilatory: causing or tending to cause delay.
- His dilatory tactics frustrated the team. (His delaying methods annoyed others.)
Temporizing: avoiding making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
- The politician's temporizing responses avoided a direct answer. (He delayed by being evasive.)
Related Idioms
To drag one's feet: to act slowly or reluctantly.
- The committee dragged its feet on approving the budget. (They delayed the decision deliberately.)
To kick the can down the road: to postpone dealing with a problem.
- Instead of fixing the issue, they kicked the can down the road. (They delayed solving it.)