goofs off
Avoids doing work
To goof off is to waste time or avoid work, typically by fooling around or doing nothing productive: Stop goofing off and finish your homework.
The phrase suggests lazy, playful idleness rather than deliberate sabotage—someone goofing off isn't working against you, just not working.
- procrastinatesHabitually delays action
- dawdlesMoves unnecessarily slowly
- loafsSpends time idly
- slacksInformal leg garments
- wasting timeUnproductive use of hours
daydreams · spacing out · zoning out · shirks · lingers · escapism · avoidance · downtime · dilly-dallies · fiddles around · fooling around · screwing around · social loafing · messes about · horsing around · boredom · lunch breaks · taking it easy
goofs offbuckles down
Begins concentrated effort
knuckles down · gets down to business · applies oneself · grinds · hustles
goofs offfocuses
Concentrates attention on
concentrates · pays attention · buckles down · keeps one's eye on the ball · applies oneself
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