1. work that keeps one busy but has little value or purpose

Examples

• The teacher assigned busywork to keep the students occupied.
• Filing these old reports feels like busywork.
• The manager created busywork to justify the department’s budget.
• Students complained that the worksheet was just busywork.
• He spent the afternoon doing busywork instead of important tasks.
• The project turned out to be busywork with no real impact.