had been boondoggling

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of boondoggle.
  boondoggle

  noun

  a wasteful and worthless project undertaken for political, corporate, or personal gain, typically a government project funded by taxpayers.

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