slack off

• Verbo compuesto que significa reducir el esfuerzo, trabajar con menos dedicación o mostrarse perezoso, especialmente cuando se debería estar trabajando.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reducing effort, working less hard, or being lazy, especially when one should be working.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Reduce effort or workinformal

   To work less hard or to be less productive than usual, often intentionally.

   Flojear, relajarse en el trabajo

   • He started to slack off after his promotion.
   • The team was slacking off during the afternoon shift.
   • If you slack off too much, you might lose your job.

   Sinónimosdawdlefiddlegoof-offidleknock offlaglazeloafshirktake it easy

   Antónimosapplyexertlaborstrivetoilwork

2. Become less active or intenseinformal

   To decrease in intensity, activity, or speed.

   aflojar, perder intensidad

   • The storm finally slacked off after midnight.
   • Business tends to slack off during the summer months.
   • The teacher noticed the students slacking off as the semester ended.

   Sinónimosabatedecreasediminishease offlet upmoderaterelaxrelentslackensubside

   Antónimosacceleratecontinueintensifypersevere

Verbo baseslack