faff about
Piddle around aimlessly
Faff about is British slang meaning to waste time on trivial activities or busy oneself ineffectually: Stop faffing about and get dressed.
It suggests puttering, dithering, or making a production of something simple.
The variant faff around is also common.
A faff as a noun is unnecessary trouble or fuss: It's too much faff to bother with.
- fool aroundAct without purpose
- monkey aroundBehave playfully, unseriously
- horse aroundPlay boisterously and roughly
- dick aroundWaste time frivolously
- fart aroundWaste time idly
dawdle · loiter · lollygag · potter · dilly-dally · drag one's feet · lag · fiddle away · tinker · fritter · kill time · scatterbrained · procrastinate · mosey · delaying · distracted · time-wasting · inefficiency
faff aboutget down to business
Begin focused work
focus · buckle down · knuckle down · concentrate · apply oneself
faff abouttake action
Begin doing something
commit · make a decision · take the plunge · seize the moment · get on with it