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Common collocations with tight in American Collocation

tight adjective

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.