busywork

incontable

A noun referring to tasks or activities that keep one busy but have little real value or importance.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa tareas o actividades que ocupan tiempo y esfuerzo, pero que tienen poco valor o importancia reales.

1. Low-value activity B2 informal american

   Tasks or activities that keep someone occupied but have little real purpose or value.

   • The interns were given busywork like filing and photocopying.
   • He spent the afternoon on busywork instead of tackling the main project.
   • Busywork often makes employees feel unproductive.

   🇪🇸trabajo de poca utilidad

   Sinónimos: make-work

• busyworks plural form
• busyworks' possessive plural form
• busywork's possessive singular form