Moving about in confusion; going every which way—used to describe flustered or aimless activity.
地震の後、駅では人々が右往左往していた。
After the earthquake, people at the station were running about in confusion.
急な用事で彼は書類を抱えて右往左往していた。
He was running around with documents because of an urgent matter.
新しいシステムの導入でスタッフが右往左往している。
Staff are flustered and all over the place because of the new system introduction.