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Definition busy in American English

busy adjective

adjective
/ˈbɪzi/

➡ responsibility

1

having many things to do

Example

The parents of young children are always busy.

Example

a busy doctor

Example

He is an extremely busy man.

Example

Irina and Marcus were busy with preparations for their wedding.

Synonyms and related words
busy active rushed
1.1

not able to do a particular job or to speak to someone because you are very busy

Example

I'm too busy to help you with your homework now.

Synonyms and related words
busy active rushed
1.2

a busy time is when you have a lot of things to do

Example

It's been a very busy day.

Example

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk to us.

Synonyms and related words
busy active rushed
2

full of people

Example

a busy waiting room

Synonyms and related words
full crowded packed
2.1

having a lot of traffic passing through

Example

a busy highway

Example

Do not park your car near busy intersections.

Example

the busiest port in Europe

Synonyms and related words
back up bottleneck bumper-to-bumper
2.2

having many customers

Example

Stores are always busier on weekends.

Synonyms and related words
busy active rushed
3

if someone's telephone is busy, it is being used when you try to call

Example

All lines are busy, please try your call again.

Synonyms and related words
answer busy busy signal
4

a busy design contains too much annoying detail

Synonyms and related words
beaded bedecked bejeweled
5

very busy

Example

Can we meet tomorrow instead? I'm as busy as a bee today.

Definition busy in American English