run errands
Complete daily chores
To run errands is to make short trips to accomplish minor tasks—picking up groceries, dropping off dry cleaning, mailing packages.
The phrase treats these small chores as a category: I spent the morning running errands.
Errands are typically routine and local, distinguished from more significant outings or appointments.
- schlepAwkward, effortful journey
- get aroundEvade or travel widely
- out and aboutActively going places
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- choresRoutine household tasks
quick trip · tasks · banking · dry cleaning · visit · multitasking · laundromat · Saturday morning · pharmacy · groceries · post office · library · pickup · drop off · time management · deliveries · car keys · parking lot