English-Finnish translations for busy work

• puuhastelu
• touhuilu

Definition of busy work

• Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness

Examples

• Until we have a system clearly established, entering more data is just busy work.

Related words

• busy
• busybody
• busying
• busyness
• busy as a bee
• busy signal
• busy tone
• busy oneself
• busy activity