lollygag
Move without purpose
Lollygag is to waste time aimlessly, to dawdle or fool around instead of getting things done: Stop lollygagging and finish your homework.
The word has an informal, slightly playful tone—a parent might accuse a child of lollygagging, but you wouldn't use it in a business meeting.
Also spelled lallygag.
Loiter without purpose
- dilly-dallyWaste time idly
- shilly-shallyVacillate through indecision
- tarryDelay one's leaving
- loiterRemain idly in place
linger · mosey · amble · saunter · meander · stroll · poke along · drag feet
Baked bread shape
- lazePass time idly
- vegetateLive inactively
- slackAbsence of tautness
- bum aroundPass time idly
do nothing · sit around · languish · while away · twiddle thumbs · couch potato · lazy · indolent
dally
Loiter without purpose
- dilly-dallyWaste time idly
- shilly-shallyVacillate through indecision
- tarryDelay one's leaving
loiter · linger · mosey · amble · saunter · meander · stroll · poke along · drag feet · take one's time
loaf
Baked bread shape
bum around · do nothing · sit around · languish · while away · twiddle thumbs · couch potato · lazy · indolent · slothful
delay
Enforced waiting period
put off · drag feet · hesitate · dither · temporize · hem and haw · procrastinate · avoid · neglect · evade
lollygaghustle
Energetic, aggressive action
buckle down · get cracking · knuckle down · work hard · apply oneself