procrastinate
v.v. to delay doing something you should do, especially because you are lazy or worried. You often do this when you have a task that feels hard or boring.
v. to delay or postpone action or decision, typically through a lack of willpower or a desire to avoid unpleasant tasks. Often used intransitively with 'on' or 'about'.
I always procrastinate on my homework until the last minute.
Many students find themselves procrastinate on their final essays until the night before the deadline.
While some view procrastination as a simple lack of discipline, psychological research suggests it is often a coping mechanism for tasks that trigger anxiety or perfectionism.
First attested in 1548; from Latin prōcrastinātus, perfect passive participle of prōcrastinō (“defer, put off till tomorrow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from prō- (“in favor of”) + crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from crās (“tomorrow”).