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Definition of busy-work in English English dictionary
- Alternative spelling for busy work
- Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness
Until we have a system clearly established, entering more data is just busy work.
- busywork
- Alternative spelling for busy work
- busywork
- Active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"; (synonym) make-work
- busywork
- work that gives someone something to do, but that is not really necessary
- busywork
- {i} purposeless activity to fill time, work done to seem busy
- busywork
- active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork
- busywork
- active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"