idlings
Engines turning, parked
Idlings are instances of running an engine without engaging the transmission, or more broadly, periods of doing nothing productive.
The word captures repeated or multiple episodes of such inactivity: The truck's idlings in the parking lot wasted fuel.
It can also describe leisurely, aimless behavior: summer idlings by the river.
Passing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- indolenceAversion to activity
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
sluggishness · torpor · languor · inertia · dawdling · procrastination · lolling · lazing
Wasting time indecisively
- lollygaggingAimless time-wasting
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
- triflingOf no real importance
- tarryingRemaining beyond expected time
lingering · stalling · dithering · twiddling thumbs · fiddling · putzing · moseying · sauntering
Swift foot travel
- warming upPreparing body for exertion
- neutralNot favoring any side
- stationaryNot in motion
- revvingIncreasing engine speed
exhaust · emissions · fuel consumption · rumbling · purring · humming · stop-start · traffic
State of being unwound
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- free timeUnscheduled personal hours
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
respite · break · repose · pastime · pottering · puttering · mooching · hanging out
Complete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
serenity · quiescence · repose · ease · contentment · placidity · lull · hush
loafing
Passing time idly
sloth · sluggishness · torpor · languor · inertia · dawdling · procrastination · lolling · lazing · vegetating
dilly-dallying
Wasting time indecisively
- lollygaggingAimless time-wasting
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
- triflingOf no real importance
tarrying · lingering · stalling · dithering · twiddling thumbs · fiddling · putzing · moseying · sauntering · piddling
running
Swift foot travel
- warming upPreparing body for exertion
- neutralNot favoring any side
- stationaryNot in motion
revving · exhaust · emissions · fuel consumption · rumbling · purring · humming · stop-start · traffic · waiting
relaxation
State of being unwound
recreation · respite · break · repose · pastime · pottering · puttering · mooching · hanging out · chilling
stillness
Complete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
peacefulness · serenity · quiescence · repose · ease · contentment · placidity · lull · hush · meditation
idlingsaccelerations
Velocity change rates
revvings · accelerating · redlinings · racing · driving