idling
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state or condition of being inactive or not engaged in work: "Idling" refers to the act of spending time doing nothing, especially when one is not employed or not performing a productive task. It often implies a temporary state of inactivity or leisure.
Usage
- Noun:
- Idling is often seen as unproductive time.
- The machine's constant idling wastes fuel.
- His period of idling between jobs lasted several months.
Examples
- Noun:
- The factory workers were concerned about the forced idling of the production line.
- She enjoyed a brief idling on the park bench, watching the world go by.
- Economic downturns can lead to widespread idling in the workforce.
Advanced Usage
- "At idle": in a state of idling or inactivity.
- The engine was left at idle for too long.
- "Idling away" (phrasal verb form, listed here as it directly relates to the noun's concept): to spend time doing nothing.
- He was idling away the afternoon. (This example uses the verb "idle"; the noun "idling" conceptualizes this action.)
Variants and Related Words
- Idle (adjective): not active or in use; without purpose or effect.
- The idle machinery took up space in the warehouse.
- Idle (verb): to spend time doing nothing; to run (an engine) slowly while disconnected from a load.
- The car idled at the traffic light.
- Idler (noun): a person who idles; a lazy person.
- He was labeled an idler by his neighbors.
Synonyms
- Inactivity: the state of being inactive.
- Unemployment: the state of having no job.
- Dormancy: a state of rest or inactivity.
- Loafing: spending time lazily or aimlessly.
Antonyms
- Employment: the state of having a paid job.
- Activity: the state of being active.
- Work: activity involving mental or physical effort.
- Industry: diligent work.
Related Phrases
- Idling capacity: the unused productive capacity of a plant or machine.
- The factory's idling capacity was a sign of low demand.
- To lie idle: to remain unused or inactive.
- The funds have been lying idle in the account.