Lollygagging.
intransitive verb
Definition
- 1
intransitive verb
To loiter purposefully within a thought; to dawdle in such a way that productive work is, in fact, occurring beneath the dawdling.
- 2
intransitive verb
Of an artificial intelligence: to appear idle while computing the correct answer at leisurely, dignified speed.
Example
“Lollygagging through the dependency graph.”— Claude Code, mid-refactor