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Meaning of busy work | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

US, idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Until we have a system clearly established, entering more data is just busy work.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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