muddle along

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to proceed in a disorganized way

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Example Sentences

“Labor markets have continued to muddle along, but we still haven’t seen anything to suggest that cooling is accelerating into something more problematic,” Blake Gwinn, head of U.S. rates strategy at RBC Capital Markets, said in a note on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.

From Barron's

For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.

From Barron's

For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.

From Barron's

Before First Republic reported its earnings, “I would have said that it seems like there’s a good chance they can muddle along,” David Smith of Autonomous Research told DealBook.

From New York Times