errand running
Doing small jobs
Errand running is the activity of going out to complete small tasks or chores—picking up groceries, dropping off dry cleaning, mailing packages.
The phrase treats these miscellaneous duties as a category: I spent my Saturday morning errand running.
As a service, errand running means handling such tasks for others, often for pay or as part of caregiving.
- choresRoutine household tasks
- tasksUnits of work
- honey-do listSpouse-assigned chore compilation
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- groceryFood retail shop
pickup · delivery · fetch · hustle · busy · downtown · parking · out and about · on the go · time crunch · list · appointments · dry cleaning · pharmacy · post office · bank · keys · car
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- helping outhelping, assisting, aiding, pitching in, lending a hand
- household dutieshousework, cleaning, laundry, cooking, dishes
- odd jobshome repair, repairs, furniture assembly, hanging pictures, hanging shelves
- concierge servicesconcierge, valet, butler service, chauffeur, reservations
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
errand runningstaying home
Not going out
staying in · staying put · homebound · housebound · cocooning
errand runninglounging
Reclining in idleness
vegging out · doing nothing · staying home · staying put · resting