phoning in
Just going through
Phoning in means doing something with minimal effort, just going through the motions.
The image is of someone so disengaged they might as well not be present—like an actor who could phone in their performance rather than show up.
He's been phoning it in at work for months.
The past form phoned in and noun phone-in also appear: That was a total phone-in performance.
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- half-heartedLacking sincerity or zeal
- dialingEntering a phone number
- calling inContacting by telephone
- clocking inRecording work arrival
going through the motions · going through motions · on autopilot · neglecting · coasting · apathetic · perfunctory · lip service · inattentive · mediocre · complacent · underperforming · careless · unmotivated · mailing it in · cutting corners · checked out · procrastinating
phoning ingoing all out
Exerting total effort
giving 110% · going the extra mile · putting in the work · going above and beyond · hustling
phoning inexcelling
Performing exceptionally well
crafting · perfectionism · meticulousness · nailing it · crushing it
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