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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.

“Lollygagging through the dependency graph.”

— Claude Code, mid-refactor