拖延 (tuō yán): 지연하다.

He always puts off his homework until the last day; this habit of delaying makes him especially nervous before exams.

Because both sides delayed on key issues, the environmental agreement could not be signed for a long time.

The doctor warned him that if he delayed treatment further, his condition might worsen.

The company delayed payment for goods, which made the supplier very unhappy.

Procrastination is not a way to solve problems; it only makes tasks pile up more and more.