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Expressing the idea of having a very busy time
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowWhat is an equivalent expression for “having the moon across” (Italian)?What is the opposite of real-time?Expressing agreement without making the receiver feel uncomfortable?Expressing the idea that one can barely live or survive (figurative, if possible)Term for the feeling after having found out the mundane truth behind somethingWhen two individuals from the same sex have a very close / good relationship together (sexually / non-sexually)X exists eternally. Which of the following ways to express this idea is better?Expressing a range that excludes the two outermost members of the rangeThe verb “to move” to express the idea of arousing someone's sexual desireDescribing an action in the very early stage of “something”
I need another excuse of "I was very busy" as people became tired of hearing it. So, I thought of expressing the idea of having a very restricted/limited time for all the tasks that I have been assigned to do and therefore I couldn't completely finish this specific one. The thing is I can't get my hands on a suitable phrase.
I guess it would be something like:
I wasn't able to finish it as I got pretty restricted in time.
Is it correct? Can I achieve that meaning better?
It is not necessary to be formal, but I don't want it to be too informal.
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I need another excuse of "I was very busy" as people became tired of hearing it. So, I thought of expressing the idea of having a very restricted/limited time for all the tasks that I have been assigned to do and therefore I couldn't completely finish this specific one. The thing is I can't get my hands on a suitable phrase.
I guess it would be something like:
I wasn't able to finish it as I got pretty restricted in time.
Is it correct? Can I achieve that meaning better?
It is not necessary to be formal, but I don't want it to be too informal.
phrase-request
asked 4 hours ago
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
868220
add a comment |
I need another excuse of "I was very busy" as people became tired of hearing it. So, I thought of expressing the idea of having a very restricted/limited time for all the tasks that I have been assigned to do and therefore I couldn't completely finish this specific one. The thing is I can't get my hands on a suitable phrase.
I guess it would be something like:
I wasn't able to finish it as I got pretty restricted in time.
Is it correct? Can I achieve that meaning better?
It is not necessary to be formal, but I don't want it to be too informal.
phrase-request
asked 4 hours ago
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
868220
I need another excuse of "I was very busy" as people became tired of hearing it. So, I thought of expressing the idea of having a very restricted/limited time for all the tasks that I have been assigned to do and therefore I couldn't completely finish this specific one. The thing is I can't get my hands on a suitable phrase.
I guess it would be something like:
I wasn't able to finish it as I got pretty restricted in time.
Is it correct? Can I achieve that meaning better?
It is not necessary to be formal, but I don't want it to be too informal.
phrase-request
phrase-request
asked 4 hours ago
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
868220
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Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
868220
asked 4 hours ago
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
868220
asked 4 hours ago
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
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Get around to
phrasal verb of get
deal with (a task) in due course.
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames.
I couldn't get around to finishing it on time.
I intended to tidy the flat at the weekend, but I didn't get round to it.
It's been at the back of my mind to call José for several days now, but I haven't got round to it yet.
He never did get around to putting up the shelves.
After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
Did you get round to doing the shopping?
to be tied up
to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc:
Fig. busy.
How long will you be tied up? I will be tied up in a meeting for an
hour.
I was tied up and couldn’t get to the phone.
He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know.
To have too much on plate
to be too busy.
I'm sorry, I just have too much on my plate right now. If you have
too much on your plate, can I help?
You could've said:
I wasn't able to finish it, because I had too much on my plate.
or
I wasn't able to finish, because I was a little tied up.
or
I couldn't get around to it.
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Suggestions:
I wasn't able to do it because I ran out of time.
There wasn't enough time to do everything I needed to do.
I didn't have sufficient time to do everything.
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
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Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
add a comment |
There are some other good suggestions here. I might also use:
I got caught up with other work.
I got caught up in other work.
Either of these means that you were very busy or “tangled up” with other work- like you couldn’t escape the trap of the work, so to speak.
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
add a comment |
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Get around to
phrasal verb of get
deal with (a task) in due course.
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames.
I couldn't get around to finishing it on time.
I intended to tidy the flat at the weekend, but I didn't get round to it.
It's been at the back of my mind to call José for several days now, but I haven't got round to it yet.
He never did get around to putting up the shelves.
After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
Did you get round to doing the shopping?
to be tied up
to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc:
Fig. busy.
How long will you be tied up? I will be tied up in a meeting for an
hour.
I was tied up and couldn’t get to the phone.
He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know.
To have too much on plate
to be too busy.
I'm sorry, I just have too much on my plate right now. If you have
too much on your plate, can I help?
You could've said:
I wasn't able to finish it, because I had too much on my plate.
or
I wasn't able to finish, because I was a little tied up.
or
I couldn't get around to it.
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Get around to
phrasal verb of get
deal with (a task) in due course.
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames.
I couldn't get around to finishing it on time.
I intended to tidy the flat at the weekend, but I didn't get round to it.
It's been at the back of my mind to call José for several days now, but I haven't got round to it yet.
He never did get around to putting up the shelves.
After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
Did you get round to doing the shopping?
to be tied up
to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc:
Fig. busy.
How long will you be tied up? I will be tied up in a meeting for an
hour.
I was tied up and couldn’t get to the phone.
He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know.
To have too much on plate
to be too busy.
I'm sorry, I just have too much on my plate right now. If you have
too much on your plate, can I help?
You could've said:
I wasn't able to finish it, because I had too much on my plate.
or
I wasn't able to finish, because I was a little tied up.
or
I couldn't get around to it.
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Get around to
phrasal verb of get
deal with (a task) in due course.
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames.
I couldn't get around to finishing it on time.
I intended to tidy the flat at the weekend, but I didn't get round to it.
It's been at the back of my mind to call José for several days now, but I haven't got round to it yet.
He never did get around to putting up the shelves.
After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
Did you get round to doing the shopping?
to be tied up
to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc:
Fig. busy.
How long will you be tied up? I will be tied up in a meeting for an
hour.
I was tied up and couldn’t get to the phone.
He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know.
To have too much on plate
to be too busy.
I'm sorry, I just have too much on my plate right now. If you have
too much on your plate, can I help?
You could've said:
I wasn't able to finish it, because I had too much on my plate.
or
I wasn't able to finish, because I was a little tied up.
or
I couldn't get around to it.
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
Get around to
phrasal verb of get
deal with (a task) in due course.
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames.
I couldn't get around to finishing it on time.
I intended to tidy the flat at the weekend, but I didn't get round to it.
It's been at the back of my mind to call José for several days now, but I haven't got round to it yet.
He never did get around to putting up the shelves.
After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
Did you get round to doing the shopping?
to be tied up
to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc:
Fig. busy.
How long will you be tied up? I will be tied up in a meeting for an
hour.
I was tied up and couldn’t get to the phone.
He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know.
To have too much on plate
to be too busy.
I'm sorry, I just have too much on my plate right now. If you have
too much on your plate, can I help?
You could've said:
I wasn't able to finish it, because I had too much on my plate.
or
I wasn't able to finish, because I was a little tied up.
or
I couldn't get around to it.
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
edited 3 hours ago
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
answered 4 hours ago
KyleKyle
1,313216
1,313216
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
add a comment |
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
"Get around" is the best; it conveys (thanks for the word) the meaning precisely. However, I can't get how "tied up" is related to my case. And the last one seems a bit too informal. Thanks for your efforts.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
To have too much on your plate isn't that informal you can use it in formal conversations as well. Tied up means you have so many things to do that you can't do anything else or don't have much time for other things, it works as well.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Suggestions:
I wasn't able to do it because I ran out of time.
There wasn't enough time to do everything I needed to do.
I didn't have sufficient time to do everything.
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
New contributor
Don B. is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Suggestions:
I wasn't able to do it because I ran out of time.
There wasn't enough time to do everything I needed to do.
I didn't have sufficient time to do everything.
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
New contributor
Don B. is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Suggestions:
I wasn't able to do it because I ran out of time.
There wasn't enough time to do everything I needed to do.
I didn't have sufficient time to do everything.
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
New contributor
Don B. is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Suggestions:
I wasn't able to do it because I ran out of time.
There wasn't enough time to do everything I needed to do.
I didn't have sufficient time to do everything.
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
New contributor
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edited 2 hours ago
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
New contributor
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answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
answered 2 hours ago
Don B.Don B.
1,00711
1,00711
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New contributor
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Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
Thank you; nice suggestions. I just wish if they were focusing more on that specific task I couldn't finish rather than everything I had to do.
– Tasneem ZH
1 hour ago
add a comment |
There are some other good suggestions here. I might also use:
I got caught up with other work.
I got caught up in other work.
Either of these means that you were very busy or “tangled up” with other work- like you couldn’t escape the trap of the work, so to speak.
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
add a comment |
There are some other good suggestions here. I might also use:
I got caught up with other work.
I got caught up in other work.
Either of these means that you were very busy or “tangled up” with other work- like you couldn’t escape the trap of the work, so to speak.
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
add a comment |
There are some other good suggestions here. I might also use:
I got caught up with other work.
I got caught up in other work.
Either of these means that you were very busy or “tangled up” with other work- like you couldn’t escape the trap of the work, so to speak.
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
There are some other good suggestions here. I might also use:
I got caught up with other work.
I got caught up in other work.
Either of these means that you were very busy or “tangled up” with other work- like you couldn’t escape the trap of the work, so to speak.
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
edited 1 min ago
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
answered 36 mins ago
MixolydianMixolydian
4,488715
4,488715
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
add a comment |
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
I was about to ask if I have to use "in" or "with" in my example; seems that both work fine. Thank you for the suggestion.
– Tasneem ZH
25 mins ago
add a comment |
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