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go round in circles▼(To repeatedly do the same thing)
verb

mark time▼(to stop making progress)
verb
[UK: mɑːk ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈmɑːrk ˈtaɪm]

tread water▼(to make no progress)
verb
[UK: tred ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈtred ˈwɒ.tər]