Synonyms and antonyms of Busy and working in British Thesaurus

busy (adjective)

having a lot of things to do

active (adjective)

very involved in the work of an organization or with a particular activity

tied up (adjective)

if someone is tied up, they are very busy

rushed (adjective)

feeling that you must do things in a hurry

load down ()

if you are loaded down with responsibilities, problems, or work, you have more than you can deal with

knee-deep (adjective)

if you are knee-deep in work or problems, you have a lot of work or problems

immersed in something (formal)

formal if you are immersed in something, you spend most of your time doing it or thinking about it

hard at it ()

doing something in a fast busy way

rushed/run off your feet ()

very busy

busy (adjective)

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

active (adjective)

regularly doing a particular activity

against the clock ()

trying very hard to finish something before a particular time

all work and no play ()

used about a situation in which someone spends a lot of time working and has no time for other activities

at work ()

in the process of doing or making something

busily (adverb)

if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it

busy (adjective)

having a lot of customers

busy doing something ()

doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort

hopping (adjective)

mainly Americaninformal very busy

I’m working on it (informal)

informal used for saying that you are dealing with something

in action ()

doing what you are good at or what you are trained to do

in action ()

doing what something is designed to do

in/at/on the front line ()

doing the hardest or most important work

in the middle of (doing) something ()

busy doing something

on the case ()

dealing with something

on the go ()

very busy or active

on the move (informal)

informal busy or active all the time

on the trot ()

busy doing something tiring

operational (adjective)

relating to the way that something works, especially a system or business

put-upon (adjective)

informal asked to do too much because you are kind and helpful

snowed under ()

with too much work to deal with

(there’s) no rest/peace for the wicked ()

used for saying that you have a lot of work to do, that is a punishment for bad things that you have done

working overtime ()

much more active than usual