A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IDLE

Sun, 6 Oct '24
Loaf
Mon, 16 Sep '24
Not doing much of anything
Wed, 28 Aug '24
Going nowhere
Tue, 20 Aug '24
Not doing much
Tue, 21 May '24
Inactive
Thu, 9 May '24
Do squat
Wed, 28 Feb '24
Not doing anything
Fri, 12 Jan '24
Like some speculation
Sun, 31 Dec '23
Not in gear
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Not up to much
Mon, 24 Jul '23
Have the engine on while parked
Wed, 14 Jun '23
Not doing anything
Mon, 12 Dec '22
Nothing doing?
Mon, 28 Nov '22
Run without moving, as a car
Thu, 1 Sep '22
See 12-Across
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Just waiting around
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Run in neutral
Wed, 25 May '22
___ threat
Fri, 29 Apr '22
Unoccupied
Tue, 26 Apr '22
Not doing anything
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Run in place
Tue, 29 Mar '22
Just twiddling one's thumbs
Fri, 18 Feb '22
Torpid
Thu, 6 Jan '22
Lay off
Wed, 10 Nov '21
Wait for the light to change, say
Thu, 28 Oct '21
Not do anything
Fri, 24 Sep '21
Waiting for an assignment, maybe
Tue, 7 Sep '21
Just sitting around
Mon, 19 Jul '21
Keep an engine running without moving
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Like a team on a day off
Fri, 25 Jun '21
Like some threats
Wed, 26 May '21
Duty-free?
Wed, 12 May '21
Lollygag
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Just hanging out
Sat, 10 Apr '21
Like some threats