busy

[US]/'bɪzɪ/
[UK]/'bɪzi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. occupied with tasks; full of activity
vt. make someone busy

Phrases & Collocations

get busy

busy with

so busy

busy in

busy day

busy season

busy time

busy line

busy tone

be busy doing

busy signal

Example Sentences

a busy morning; a busy street.

I'm a busy woman.

he was busy with preparations.

A busy day awaits.

He is busy weeding.

the whir of busy shoppers.

He is busy now.

a busy shopping area.

be busy in another's affair

Sandy is a very busy teenager.

She is as busy as a bee in the morning.

He is a very busy man.

She was very busy yesterday.

He was busy laying turf.

the rugs have crisp, not busy, patterns.

Brown was busy demolishing a sausage roll.

Real-world Examples

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

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So what's keeping you busy these days?

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The Apidae family is industrious. Of course as busy as a bee!

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What's keeping you so busy these days?

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This means " to be very very busy" .

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A. a desirable mental state for busy people.

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She was into everything, very busy.

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The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier!

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The difference between being busy and being productive.

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Hey, Sheldon, you busy? I'm always busy.

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