Definition

To waste time by fussing or dithering; also, a needless hassle or bother.

Examples

"We were meant to leave at nine, but he kept faffing about with his hair and we missed the train."

"Setting up that new printer was a right faff; the instructions made it far more complicated than it needed to be."

"Stop faffing around and get on with it—we haven't got all day."