faff
📖 Definitions
verb intr.
To waste time without accomplishing much.
noun
Fuss; activity perceived as a waste of time.
💬 Usage Examples
“As Parkinson’s law observes, ‘work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion’, and since I was no longer time-limiting my tasks, I was much more liable to faff.” Time to Microschedule Your Life?; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Feb 1, 2020. “She wastes about 90 percent of her time faffing around after her dog.” Russell Brand; Revolution; Random House; 2014.