slack off

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

A pop-up crew doesn’t have the luxury of slacking off the cleaning at close for the next day’s shift to complain about. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Many people hand-water new trees and shrubs for the first few weeks, then slack off. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

The film’s goldfish-eating scene, in which Donnie swallows a broker’s pet to punish him for slacking off, really happened. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

People tended to slack off a bit. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Rhymes for slack off

• ashraf
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