goofing off

• Expresión informal que significa perder el tiempo, evitar el trabajo o dedicarse a un comportamiento ocioso o tonto en lugar de ser productivo.

An informal expression meaning to waste time, avoid work, or engage in idle or silly behavior instead of being productive.

1. Wasting time or avoiding workB1informalamerican

   To spend time doing nothing useful or to avoid doing tasks that should be done.

   perder el tiempo

   • The boss caught him goofing off when he should have been filing reports.
   • Stop goofing off and finish your homework.
   • They were goofing off in the break room instead of working.