slack off
phrasal verb
slacked off; slacking off; slacks off
1
: to do something with less effort or energy than before
I was exercising regularly last summer, but I've been slacking off recently.
2
: to become less active, forceful, etc.
Their business has been slacking off in recent months.
Examples of slack off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The unspoken assumption is that, left to their own devices, employees will slack off, underperform, or go missing.
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Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Another challenge in interpreting the new results is that, at least in DESI’s cosmic history, dark energy seems to have gradually intensified for billions of years before starting to slack off about six billion years ago.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Perhaps now more than ever, the Chinese government cannot afford to have its officials slacking off.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
And when a fish slacks off, the octopus isn’t shy about delivering it a swift slap.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Not slacking off, but eliminating unnecessary complexity, focusing on what truly matters, and restoring clarity.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The former president led through hard work and kept a watchful eye out for anyone slacking off.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
His additional numbers this season are not the result of any slacking off in other duties or moving into a more central position.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Of course, cannabis brands aren’t all slacking off at the holidays, Baca acknowledges.
—Joan Oleck, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Another challenge in interpreting the new results is that, at least in DESI’s cosmic history, dark energy seems to have gradually intensified for billions of years before starting to slack off about six billion years ago.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Perhaps now more than ever, the Chinese government cannot afford to have its officials slacking off.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
And when a fish slacks off, the octopus isn’t shy about delivering it a swift slap.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Not slacking off, but eliminating unnecessary complexity, focusing on what truly matters, and restoring clarity.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The former president led through hard work and kept a watchful eye out for anyone slacking off.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
His additional numbers this season are not the result of any slacking off in other duties or moving into a more central position.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Of course, cannabis brands aren’t all slacking off at the holidays, Baca acknowledges.
—Joan Oleck, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Slack off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slack%20off. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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