procrastinating
present participle ofprocrastinate
| 单词 | procrastinating |
| 释义 | procrastinating present participle ofprocrastinate procrastinate verb[I] uk/prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/us/proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/tokeepdelayingsomething that must be done, often because it isunpleasantorboring: IknowI've got todealwith theproblemat somepoint- I'm just procrastinating. Synonym dilly-dallyold-fashionedinformal Delaying and wasting time
Examplesofprocrastinatingprocrastinating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This way, the countries taking actions in advance get their rewards andprocrastinatingcountries will have to do more later. From theCambridge English Corpus Procrastinatingin hope of somatic growth is generally not justified, especially in ventilated babies at risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia. From theCambridge English Corpus It shows a degree ofprocrastinatingprocedures, and it shows a lack of compassion with the difficulties of these men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing to be gained byprocrastinating, and much to be lost. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I am notprocrastinatingin asking for time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that they will stopprocrastinatingand that something will be done about reducing the period from five years to four. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not entirely surprised by thatprocrastinatingresponse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the nations areprocrastinating, not only on the equipment required, but also on the troops required. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Meanwhile, others areprocrastinatingand have not yet begun investing. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English However, there is often wide suspicion that setting up a royal commission is a means ofprocrastinatinginstead of introducing policies and actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The employee may think that the employer isprocrastinatingsomewhat but is looking in good faith at his application. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A country such as ours,procrastinatingon the outside, will see its currency become the inevitable prey of financial speculators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no time limit so it can go onprocrastinatingfor as long as it likes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one says that we should not go ahead, and no one isprocrastinating: it is absurd to suggest that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Or are we to live with aprocrastinatingorganisation which cannot settle anything in under 10 years? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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