# kick the can down the road

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate.

## Etymology
Attested as an activity of idle urban youths since the late 19th century. The modern sense of procrastinate dates from the 1980s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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