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to goof off
01
to waste time or engage in unproductive or silly activities instead of doing something more important or responsible
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
off
Base verb
goof
Present tense
goof off
3rd person singular
goofs off
Present participle
goofing off
Past simple
goofed off
Past participle
goofed off
Examples
The employees were caught goofing off at work, and productivity suffered as a result.
