Mess Around

Synonyms of mess around

• fool around
• play around
• fiddle around

Antonyms of mess around

• focus
• be serious
• work diligently

Collocations of mess around

mess around

Frequency: 80 %

Stop messing around and focus on your work.

mess around

Frequency: 70 %

He likes to mess around with his friends on the weekends.

mess around

Frequency: 60 %

She was caught messing around in class instead of paying attention.

mess around

Frequency: 50 %

You need to stop messing around too much and start taking things seriously.

mess around

Frequency: 40 %

It's not professional to mess around at work when there are deadlines to meet.

Idiomatic Expressions for mess around

• Phrase: No time to mess around
  Meaning: to emphasize that there is no time for delays or distractions
  Usage: We have a deadline to meet, so there's no time to mess around.