lazing about

Doing absolutely nothing

Lazing about is spending time idly, doing nothing productive or demanding.

The phrase suggests pleasant, unhurried inactivity rather than depression or boredom: We spent Sunday lazing about the house.

Lazing around means the same thing.

Related

woolgathering · rest · lazing · taking it easy · kicking back · loafing · bumming around · nap · couch · lying around · dawdling · hanging out · frittering · daydreaming · dilly-dallying · chilling · vegging out · reclining

Opposites
activity level

lazing abouthustling

Hurrying or swindling

bustling · scurrying · running around · toiling · laboring

productivity/industriousness

lazing abouttoiling

Working strenuously, exhaustingly

laboring · grinding · getting things done · buckling down · plugging away

Family

laze, lazy, lazier, laziest, lazily, laziness, about

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G