Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with tight in American Collocation
tight
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
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- 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
/taɪt/
very
extremely
impossibly
incredibly
really
ridiculously
so
too
very
The time constraints are extremely tight.
rather
fairly
pretty
Security was fairly tight.
controls
constraint
control
regulations
restrictions
security
This could lead to tighter controls on industrial waste.
time
deadline
schedule
timescale
timetable
The ability to cope with tight deadlines is essential.
money
budget
margin
Small businesses, whose margins are much tighter, face greater problems.