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waste time
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To waste time by doing nothing in particular
To be slow or unproductive at a task
To spend one's time engaging in frivolous or meaningless activity
To obstruct or delay (proposed legislation) with a filibuster
To procrastinate or be lazy, especially with work or responsibilities
To behave or move in a listless and aimless manner
To behave or spend time in a frivolous way
To delay action until a particular time or event
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Verb
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To waste time by doing nothing in particular
dawdle
loll
idle
dally
laze
bum
loaf
lazy
lounge
chill
relax
lollygag
hang about
hang around
goof off
kill time
kick around
kick back
veg out
loll around
hack around
fritter away time
lounge about
hang out
twiddle thumbs
laze about
while away the time
fill in time
pass the time
sit on one's hands
idle away time
idle away the hours
consume time
amuse oneself
chill out
mess around
fritter away
while away time
shilly-shally
burn daylight
do nothing in particular
loiter
dillydally
lounge around
footle
drone
fool around
lie around
do nothing
sit around
bum around
pass time
be idle
linger
hang round
wait
stall
potter
take it easy
loaf about
loaf around
tarry
be unoccupied
procrastinate
vegetate
slack
skive
trifle
laze around
be inactive
mooch around
dilly-dally
goldbrick
not lift a finger
mooch about
mark time
slow down
kick your heels
bask
stay
saunter
be slothful
put off
knock around
stand around
putter
while away hours
potter around
loll about
fritter time away
while away
malinger
lie about
be indolent
hang
drift
mooch
skulk
shirk one's duties
take things easy
let down
piddle
shirk
stroll
evade
dream
trifle with
horse around
boondoggle
fool with
play games
fool about
languish
fanny about
bat back and forth
lay on one's oars
slouch about
bat about
degenerate
bob off
fritter
molder
US
slouch around
while
sit back
bludge
slummock
puddle around
moulder
UK
go to seed
puddle
slouch
sit back and do nothing
bat around
rest on your oars
stagnate
remain
abide
dwell
lie
unwind
doss
daydream
piddle around
veg
fool away
piddle about
while away the hours
delay
roam
spend time
reside
haunt
stick around
hover
live
putter around
faff
fiddle around
lag
diddle
poke
creep
drag
mope
lallygag
crawl
warm a chair
shlep along
potter round
drag your feet
potter about
take your time
be slow
diddle-daddle
get no place fast
scrounge around
sit on one's butt
hang fire
slack off
frig around
muck about
diddle around
have nothing to do
sit it out
chillax
hang loose
rest
lie dormant
drone away
mess about
futz
bat
amble
wander
stooge
take a breather
put your feet up
droop
moon
take five
take a break
meander
take time out
enjoy oneself
mellow out
take a chill pill
loosen up
luxuriate
unbend
mellow
let up
ease off
ease up
stone
play
repose
decompress
wind down
flop
slump
de-stress
be at leisure
stop worrying
entertain oneself
unbutton
let it all hang out
stay loose
take time off
lighten up
more ❯
“Jack seems content to
waste time
on the couch holding her. He really is a wonderful man.”
Verb
▲
To be slow or unproductive at a task
dally
linger
dawdle
tarry
delay
loiter
dillydally
procrastinate
piddle
dilly-dally
take one's time
kill time
take too long
go at a snail's pace
fiddle about
lose time
take one's own sweet time
while away time
hesitate
vacillate
dither
falter
stall
fluctuate
haver
swither
blow hot and cold
shilly-shally
hum and haw
waver
trifle
temporize
US
scruple
be unsure
balance
hang back
wabble
oscillate
temporise
UK
teeter
pussyfoot around
stagger
wobble
be indecisive
sit on the fence
hem and haw
halt
be undecided
take time
take your time
be ambivalent
faff about
be in two minds
shillyshally
be doubtful
hang about
be uncertain
um and ah
be irresolute
hang around
dodge
mess around
play a waiting game
move slowly
mark time
drag your heels
let the grass grow under one's feet
potter
more ❯
“Neither do you want to
waste time
in the exam sharpening pencils or filling fountain pens when you could be writing.”
Verb
▲
To spend one's time engaging in frivolous or meaningless activity
play
mess around
fool about
muck about
faff about
lounge around
mooch around
loiter
putter around
fiddle around
relax
goof around
laze around
monkey around
doodle
fool around
potter around
fribble
dawdle
amuse oneself
loll around
kick around
fiddle
hang about
chill out
“Why do I sometimes
waste time
playing computer games? Because I can only cope with so much work before giving myself a reward, a break from what I am doing.”
Verb
▲
To obstruct or delay (proposed legislation) with a filibuster
filibuster
delay
obstruct
procrastinate
block
stall
stonewall
hinder
buy time
prevent
employ delaying tactics
put off
play for time
kick the can down the road
linger
loiter
dawdle
dally
hesitate
lag
tarry
dither
wait
vacillate
idle
while away time
dillydally
straggle
temporize
US
drag
pause
stagger
diddle
plod
use delaying tactics
potter round
hang on
goof off
hold back
potter around
crawl
take one's time
kill time
horse around
hang about
drag your feet
mope
creep
play a waiting game
poke
potter about
temporise
UK
dilly-dally
hang around
not keep pace
lollygag
take your time
be slow
mark time
lag behind
let the grass grow under one's feet
lallygag
be indecisive
wait around
hang fire
totter
fall behind
shilly-shally
hum and haw
put off doing something
stay put
equivocate
hedge
defer
prevaricate
postpone
divert
distract
hang back
avoid the issue
beat about the bush
beat around the bush
gain time
hold over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To procrastinate or be lazy, especially with work or responsibilities
slack
idle
shirk
flag
neglect
relax
skive
bludge
dodge
doss
be inactive
be indolent
underwork
be lazy
bob off
goof off
take it easy
bunk off
lounge about
slack off
sit back and do nothing
loaf
lounge
laze
loiter
dawdle
bum
loll
chill
vegetate
goldbrick
veg out
hang around
bum around
hang out
fool around
lazy
dally
dillydally
footle
malinger
drone
hang about
kick back
lounge around
kick around
kill time
hack around
do nothing
sit around
fritter away
slow down
bask
stall
trifle
laze around
lollygag
loaf about
loll about
loll around
loaf around
lie around
dog it
be slothful
fritter away time
knock around
mooch around
stand around
be unoccupied
hang round
not lift a finger
while away hours
pass time
mooch about
mark time
twiddle thumbs
lie
unwind
rest
daydream
veg
repose
luxuriate
flop
lie about
piddle around
fool away
piddle about
while away the hours
procrastinate
languish
creep
slacken
stagnate
fritter
while
slouch
degenerate
slummock
moulder
UK
potter
lie down on job
molder
US
puddle
fanny about
bat back and forth
lay on one's oars
slouch about
bat about
slouch around
sit back
puddle around
go to seed
while away
laze about
bat around
rest on your oars
kick your heels
fiddlefart
hang loose
nonsense
skulk
horse around
coast
monkey around
drag your feet
fiddle around
avoid work
featherbed
screw off
doodle
mess around
putz around
wag
scrimshank
gold-brick
swing the lead
play the wag
be remiss
play hookey
skive off
be negligent
play truant
evade one's duty
dodge the column
drift
mooch
saunter
stroll
piddle
evade
dream
shirk one's duties
take things easy
let down
while away the time
be idle
putter
dilly-dally
goof around
linger
pass the time
idle away time
fill in time
sit on one's hands
consume time
idle away the hours
amuse oneself
chill out
do nothing much
while away time
wait
vegetize
futz
hibernate
stand still
beat the meat
potter around
putter around
lie dormant
fool about
come to a halt
grind to a halt
mess about
do nothing in particular
spin one's wheels
fart around
muck about
be inert
sprawl
recline
hang
tarry
remain
stay
amble
wander
stooge
droop
moon
haunt
hover
bat
meander
frig around
chillax
twiddle
be unproductive
drone away
faff
mosey around
fribble
fritter time away
diddle around
boondoggle
play
take a breather
put your feet up
take five
take a break
stifle
burn daylight
shilly-shally
clown
put off
fool with
play games
trifle with
futz around
fiddle about
act the fool
play around
become stagnant
lie fallow
not move
be sluggish
stay the same
remain unchanged
decline
more ❯
Verb
▲
To behave or move in a listless and aimless manner
moon
idle
loaf
drift
mope
fiddle
mooch
bat
doss
lollygag
stooge around
dawdle
dally
linger
delay
tarry
loiter
lag
dillydally
crawl
diddle
creep
drag
poke
lallygag
languish
droop
stooge
shilly-shally
hang around
laze
lounge
loll
lazy
chill
footle
drone
potter
amble
wander
meander
kick back
hang out
goof off
hang about
veg out
kick around
hack around
bum
bum around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To behave or spend time in a frivolous way
trifle
idle
dally
twiddle
dawdle
fribble
lounge
doodle
loiter
lollygag
play
dilly-dally
hang about
kick around
potter around
fool around
goof around
mess around
monkey around
putter around
fiddle around
futz around
horse around
mess about
play around
fool about
muck about
hang around
fiddle about
act the fool
frolic
sport
romp
caper
gambol
toy
frisk
rest
relax
cavort
have fun
revel
skylark
amuse oneself
rollick
carouse
entertain oneself
lark
recreate
divert
occupy oneself
jump
disport
fiddle
rejoice
kid
fool
clown
jest
joke
amuse yourself
let loose
lark around
make merry
disport oneself
enjoy oneself
idle away
play games
lark about
have a good time
divert oneself
let go
engage in games
carry on
enjoy yourself
cut capers
cut up
kick up one's heels
be at leisure
go on a spree
be life of party
let your hair down
prance
skip
dance
hop
whoop it up
spring
leap
bounce
curvet
trip
capriole
cut loose
bob
bound
roister
raise hell
scamper
roughhouse
riot
party
jig
go on a tear
wanton
cut
caracole
horseplay
showboat
cut a caper
hotdog
rollic
misbehave
spree
clown around
bound about
spring around
jump around
bound around
jump about
spring about
kid around
let off steam
leap about
show off
play jokes
act up
celebrate
rave
feast
let yourself go
be delighted
be amused
overindulge
live it up
make whoopee
have a ball
eat, drink, and be merry
have a fling
raise Cain
paint the town red
go on the town
have a party
raise the roof
paint the town
mooch around
faff about
lounge around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delay action until a particular time or event
wait
await
rest
hold back
delay
hang
pause
stall
abide
countdown
hold on
stand by
hang on
hold everything
hold your horses
kill time
mark time
be patient
bide your time
cool it
cool your heels
hang fire
hold one's breath
kick your heels
pass the time
hold your fire
lie in wait
lie low
sit tight
put on hold
sweat it
sweat it out
sit up for
stay up for
wait in the wings
hold the phone
save it
wait on
hang onto your hat
look forward
twiddle thumbs
wait patiently
stay tuned
play a waiting game
hang back
hold off
bide
postpone
defer
keep your shirt on
refrain from
put something off
take no action
avoid doing something
wait and see
keep from doing something
tread water
stay
hold your water
play the waiting game
hang tight
watch this space
remain alert
wait a minute
hold the line
loiter
hang around
pass time
bide one's time
stand back
remain cautious
stay on the sidelines
fill in time
idle away the hours
fill time
more ❯
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