to ‧ ing and fro ‧ ing /ˌtuːɪŋ ən ˈfrəʊɪŋ $ -ˈfroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . movement backwards and forwards many times between two or more places
2 . a lot of activity that does not help you to do something:
After much toing and froing, they finally reached a decision.