dawdling

English Thesaurus

1. the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working (noun.act)

hypernym	:	delay, holdup,
definition	:	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)

derivation	:	dally, dawdle,
definition	:	waste time (verb.motion)

derivation	:	piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away,
definition	:	waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dally, dawdle,
definition	:	waste time (verb.motion)

derivation	:	piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away,
definition	:	waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently (verb.stative)