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
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The difficulty tends to be in the middle of a task or project, when motivation often lags and people are more likely to slack off, based on her research.
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Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
White elephant gifts tend to be an afterthought—this is the one gift exchange that provides an excuse to slack off, and people really do.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
Second Sight continued to ask him to do promotional visits, but testing had slacked off—and there was no sign of any new technology.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022
These are people who have no compunctions about slandering working Americans while taking every opportunity themselves for slacking off.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
The only inducement to slacking off is a square of artificial turf and a mirror propped up in front to practice his golf swing.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
But those daunting percentages aren’t the result of remote workers simply being lazy or slacking off, meaning a full-time return to office may not necessarily fix the problem.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 6 July 2023
Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
White elephant gifts tend to be an afterthought—this is the one gift exchange that provides an excuse to slack off, and people really do.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
Second Sight continued to ask him to do promotional visits, but testing had slacked off—and there was no sign of any new technology.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022
These are people who have no compunctions about slandering working Americans while taking every opportunity themselves for slacking off.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
The only inducement to slacking off is a square of artificial turf and a mirror propped up in front to practice his golf swing.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
But those daunting percentages aren’t the result of remote workers simply being lazy or slacking off, meaning a full-time return to office may not necessarily fix the problem.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 6 July 2023
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“Slack off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slack%20off. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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