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61procrastinate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defer, pause, gain time; see delay 1 , hesitate . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. put off, stall, delay, *drag one s feet, *shilly shally, postpone, dawdle, temporize, prolong, protract, play for time. ANT.: *get cracking …
62Lateness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lateness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,132,} lateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tardiness tardiness &c.(slowness) 275 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 delay delay delation Sgm: N 2 cunctation …
63Irresolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irresolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irresolution irresolution infirmity of purpose indecision Sgm: N 1 indetermination indetermination undetermination Sgm: N 1 unsettlement unsettlement Sgm: N 1 uncertainty… …
64Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …
65doodle — (v.) scrawl aimlessly, 1935, from dial. doodle, dudle fritter away time, trifle, or associated with DAWDLE (Cf. dawdle). It was a noun meaning simple fellow from 1620s. LONGFELLOW: That s a name we made up back home for people who make foolish… …
66putter — putter1 [poot′ər] n. a person or thing that puts putter2 [put′ər] n. Golf 1. a short, straight faced club used in putting: see GOLF CLUB 2. a person who putts putter3 [put′ər] vi. [var. of …
67fall back — verb 1. fall backwards and down (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑lean back, ↑recline • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. hang (back) or fall ( …
68fall behind — verb 1. retreat (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑fall back, ↑lose, ↑drop off, ↑recede • Ant: ↑gain (for: ↑fall back) …
69take one's time — GO SLOWLY, dally, dawdle, delay, linger, drag one s feet, waste time, kill time; informal dilly dally; archaic tarry. → take * * * phrasal or take one s own time : to be leisurely about doing something * * * …
70doodle — doo dle, n. [Cf. {Dawdle}.] A trifler; a simple fellow. [1913 Webster] …
