Not busy - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 02/06/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Not busy.

4 letter answer(s) to not busy

  1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
  2. dormant
  3. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
  4. not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
  5. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
  6. not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
  7. not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
  8. run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
  9. silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
  10. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"
  11. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
  1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
  2. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"
  3. at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
  4. become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
  5. cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
  6. lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
  7. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"
  8. of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
  9. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb

Frequently asked questions about ‘Not busy’

What's the best solution for Not busy?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Not busy is IDLE. Other possible answers include SLOW.

How many solutions are there for Not busy?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Not busy.

Which crosswords feature clues like Not busy?

Clues like Not busy often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Financial Times Polymath, The Guardian Prize, The Times Quick Cryptic, The Sun Two Speed, Mail on Sunday, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Not busy'

ClueAnswers
Still19
Off17
Dull14
Empty14
Trifling9
Not working8
Lazy7
Lounge7
Not going anywhere7
Deliberate6
Sluggish6
Motionless5
Out of action5
Pink-slip5
Unoccupied5
Held up4
Indolent4
Dense3
Frivolous3
Going nowhere3
Inactive3
Kind of talk3
Knock about3
Like some fears3
No longer working3
Not active3
Not bright3
Not occupied3
Tardy3
Traffic sign3
Unhurried3
Unused3
At leisure2
Avoiding work2
Baseless2
Casual2
Do nothing2
Doing nothing2
Gradual2
In neutral2
Ineffectual2
Jobless2
Kill time2
Like some hands2
Like some threats2
Mark time2
Not engaged2
Not fast2
Not in use2
Not playing2

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