Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with busy in American Collocation
busy
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈbɪzi/
very
exceptionally
extremely
frantically
increasingly
incredibly
particularly
really
so
very
He’s an incredibly busy chap.
rather
fairly
pretty
quite
rather
It has been a fairly busy few months.
always
always
constantly
Rick was constantly busy with his recording and acting careers.
lifestyle
life
lifestyle
schedule
These days most of us have a busy schedule.
time
day
month
period
time
week
weekend
As usual I’ve had a busy weekend.
be
keep
keep someone
look
seem
stay
You’ll feel better if you try and keep busy.
The children kept her busy all weekend.
negative characteristics
demanding
hectic
stressful
tired
Things are so busy and hectic here at the moment.
positive characteristics
active
exciting
productive
varied
It’s important to keep active and busy in retirement.