Inaction

inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect., inactivity; rest (repose); quiescence; want of occupation, inoccupation; idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente; sinecure; soft snap, soft thing.

not do, not act, not attempt; be inactive; abstain from doing, do nothing, hold, spare; not stir, not move, not lift a finger, not lift a foot, not lift a peg; fold one's arms, fold one's hands; leave alone, let alone; let be, let pass, let things take their course, let it have its way, let well alone; quieta non movere; stare super antiquas vias; rest and be thankful, live and let live; lie rest upon one's oars; laisser aller, faire; stand aloof; refrain (avoid) keep oneself from doing; remit one's efforts, relax one's efforts; desist (relinquish); stop (cease); pause (be quiet)., wait, lie in wait, bide one's time, take time, tide it over., cool one's heels, kick one's heels; while away the time, while away tedious hours; pass the time, fill up the time, beguile the time; talk against time; waste time (inactive)., lie by, lie on the shelf, lie in ordinary, lie idle, lie to, lie fallow; keep quiet, slug; have nothing to do, whistle for want of thought., undo, do away with; take down, take to pieces; destroy.

not doing; not done; undone; passive; unoccupied, unemployed; out of employ, out of work; fallow; desaeuvre.

re infecta, at a stand, les bras croisis, with folded arms; with the hands in the pockets, with the hands behind one's back; pour passer le temps.