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Busy and working

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

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

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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