| linger(verb, pass, delay, stay, idle) |
| lollygag(verb, play, delay, abuse, waste) |
| mess with(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick) |
| niggle(verb, dawdle) |
| play around(verb, expression, pass, play, delay) |
| play games with(expression, idiom, play, delay, abuse) |
| play with(verb, expression, play, abuse, waste) |
| putting iron(noun, expression, idiom) |
| shuffle around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dawdle) |
| toy with |
| amble(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| amuse oneself(verb, expression, play, abuse, waste) |
| be dilatory(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| be insincere(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick) |
| be long(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| be tardy(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| beguile the time(expression, idiom) |
| boondoggle(pass, delay, idle, linger, spend) |
| burn daylight |
| consume time |