因循

yīnxún
  1. to continue the same old routine
  2. to carry on just as before
  3. to procrastinate

CEDICT

  1. to continue the same old routine; to carry on just as before; to procrastinate; to continue in the same old rut; to follow
  2. to procrastinate; to delay

Wiktionary

  1. 遵循旧习而无所改动。
  2. 敷衍慢怠。
  3. 悠游閒散。
  4. 蹉跎、延误。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 因 yīn old variant of 因 yīn
=1 因 yīn
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because
2 循 xún
  1. to follow
  2. to adhere to
  3. to abide by

Containing this entry

因循守旧 yīnxúnshǒujiù
  1. (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. diehard conservative attitudes
因循苟且 yīnxúngǒuqiě

Related entries

拖延时间 tuōyánshíjiān
  1. to procrastinate
  2. to stall for time
  3. to filibuster
拖拖拉拉 tuōtuōlālā to procrastinate
推延 tuīyán to procrastinate
泡蘑菇 pàomógu
  1. to procrastinate
  2. to shilly-shally and waste time
延搁 yángē
  1. to delay
  2. to procrastinate
从缓 cónghuǎn
  1. not to hurry
  2. to procrastinate
  3. to postpone
迟误 chíwù
  1. to delay
  2. to procrastinate
拖延 tuōyán
  1. to delay
  2. to put off
  3. to procrastinate
请不要再拖延了！

Stop procrastinating!

Source: Tatoeba

拖拉 tuōlā
  1. to drag along
  2. to haul
  3. (fig.) to procrastinate
  4. shilly-shallying
  5. sluggish
  6. (computing) drag and drop
  7. (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams
延迟 yánchí
  1. to delay
  2. to postpone
  3. to keep putting sth off
  4. to procrastinate
  5. (computing) to lag
他延遲到下個月去北海道。

He postponed leaving for Hokkaido until next month.

Source: Tatoeba