Synonyms and antonyms of To be busy in British Thesaurus

run around ()

to be very busy doing a lot of different things

rush around ()

to try to do a lot of things or to go to a lot of places in a short period of time

juggle (verb)

to try to do several important things at the same time, especially when this is difficult

pack in ()

to fill a period of time with a lot of activities

immerse yourself in something (formal)

formal to spend most of your time doing something or thinking about it

have your hands full ()

to be extremely busy with a difficult job

have a lot on ()

to be very busy

be taken up with something ()

to be busy doing, discussing, or thinking about something

be up to your eyes in something ()

to have a very large amount of something to do or deal with

not know whether you’re coming or going ()

to feel very confused, usually because you have too many things to deal with

be married to something ()

to spend so much time doing something or thinking about something that you have little time to do or think about anything else

be otherwise engaged ()

to be unable to do something because you have already arranged to do something else

be running around like a headless chicken (British)

British to be trying to do a lot of things quickly without being sensible or calm about it

be up to your eyeballs in something ()

to have a very large amount of something to do or deal with

cram in ()

to do a lot of activities in a short time

have bigger/other fish to fry ()

to have more important things to do or think about

have/keep several balls in the air ()

to try to do several different things at the same time

have several/different/other irons in the fire ()

to be busy with several different activities, or to have several different plans

have something on ()

to have an arrangement to do something

have something on the go ()

to be involved in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of your time and attention

not have all day ()

to be in a hurry

not know whether you are coming or going ()

to feel very confused, for example because you are very busy

pack into ()

to fit a lot of activities into a period of time