Besides, the press kept her far too busy to allow her time to do any actual work.
Most of these are seen as useless, busy work.
They know a day with a substitute is a day of busy work.
On-line Training was the term for busy work given to cadets when there were no open spaces in the next level.
It was probably just busy work, but you never know, and I had nothing better to do.
Try deep breathing, a brisk walk or even "busy work."
He always tried to act older, staying busy and finding work.
By the time she got back I could be comfortably sunk in my work, much too busy to let things get personal again.
As he labored, everyone found busy work to occupy the time.
Every class seemed to have all this busy work on top of the hard work.