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.
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