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Expressing the idea of having a very busy time
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Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)What 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”
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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.
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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 Mar 31 at 16:40
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
1,072222
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 Mar 31 at 16:40
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
1,072222
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 Mar 31 at 16:40
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
1,072222
asked Mar 31 at 16:40
Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
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Tasneem ZH
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Tasneem ZHTasneem ZH
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asked Mar 31 at 16:40
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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.
EDIT: Sorry, I should have also addressed your own suggestion -
I got pretty restricted in time.
I would not say that, even if the meaning might be understood. The phrasing is awkward - it would sound better to say
My time was restricted.
if you were to use the word restricted. Restricted is something that is, not something that is gotten, generally speaking.
Also, restricted is often used to indicate some specific enforced limit, like "Access was restricted to authorized users", or "My time was restricted to three hours". I think in this case the word doesn't completely fit if nobody was actually forcing you to only spend a certain amount of time on this particular task. I daresay it might come off as rude to tell someone the time you had for this task was restricted; they might think you set a limit on the time you were going to spend on it because you didn't think it was that important.
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
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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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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 Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
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"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
Mar 31 at 19:42
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
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 Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
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
Mar 31 at 19:44
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
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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.
EDIT: Sorry, I should have also addressed your own suggestion -
I got pretty restricted in time.
I would not say that, even if the meaning might be understood. The phrasing is awkward - it would sound better to say
My time was restricted.
if you were to use the word restricted. Restricted is something that is, not something that is gotten, generally speaking.
Also, restricted is often used to indicate some specific enforced limit, like "Access was restricted to authorized users", or "My time was restricted to three hours". I think in this case the word doesn't completely fit if nobody was actually forcing you to only spend a certain amount of time on this particular task. I daresay it might come off as rude to tell someone the time you had for this task was restricted; they might think you set a limit on the time you were going to spend on it because you didn't think it was that important.
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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.
EDIT: Sorry, I should have also addressed your own suggestion -
I got pretty restricted in time.
I would not say that, even if the meaning might be understood. The phrasing is awkward - it would sound better to say
My time was restricted.
if you were to use the word restricted. Restricted is something that is, not something that is gotten, generally speaking.
Also, restricted is often used to indicate some specific enforced limit, like "Access was restricted to authorized users", or "My time was restricted to three hours". I think in this case the word doesn't completely fit if nobody was actually forcing you to only spend a certain amount of time on this particular task. I daresay it might come off as rude to tell someone the time you had for this task was restricted; they might think you set a limit on the time you were going to spend on it because you didn't think it was that important.
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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.
EDIT: Sorry, I should have also addressed your own suggestion -
I got pretty restricted in time.
I would not say that, even if the meaning might be understood. The phrasing is awkward - it would sound better to say
My time was restricted.
if you were to use the word restricted. Restricted is something that is, not something that is gotten, generally speaking.
Also, restricted is often used to indicate some specific enforced limit, like "Access was restricted to authorized users", or "My time was restricted to three hours". I think in this case the word doesn't completely fit if nobody was actually forcing you to only spend a certain amount of time on this particular task. I daresay it might come off as rude to tell someone the time you had for this task was restricted; they might think you set a limit on the time you were going to spend on it because you didn't think it was that important.
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
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.
EDIT: Sorry, I should have also addressed your own suggestion -
I got pretty restricted in time.
I would not say that, even if the meaning might be understood. The phrasing is awkward - it would sound better to say
My time was restricted.
if you were to use the word restricted. Restricted is something that is, not something that is gotten, generally speaking.
Also, restricted is often used to indicate some specific enforced limit, like "Access was restricted to authorized users", or "My time was restricted to three hours". I think in this case the word doesn't completely fit if nobody was actually forcing you to only spend a certain amount of time on this particular task. I daresay it might come off as rude to tell someone the time you had for this task was restricted; they might think you set a limit on the time you were going to spend on it because you didn't think it was that important.
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
edited Mar 31 at 21:31
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
answered Mar 31 at 20:29
MixolydianMixolydian
5,576715
5,576715
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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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
Mar 31 at 20:40
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 Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
"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
Mar 31 at 19:42
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
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 Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
"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
Mar 31 at 19:42
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
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 Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
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 Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
edited Mar 31 at 17:24
answered Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
answered Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
answered Mar 31 at 16:58
KaiqueKaique
1,844623
1,844623
"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
Mar 31 at 19:42
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
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
Mar 31 at 19:42
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
"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
Mar 31 at 19:42
"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
Mar 31 at 19:42
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
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.
– Kaique
Mar 31 at 19:46
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 Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
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
Mar 31 at 19:44
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
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 Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
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
Mar 31 at 19:44
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
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 Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
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 Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
edited Mar 31 at 18:24
answered Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
answered Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
answered Mar 31 at 18:12
Don B.Don B.
1,953315
1,953315
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
Mar 31 at 19:44
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
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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
Mar 31 at 19:44
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
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
Mar 31 at 19:44
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
Mar 31 at 19:44
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
"I wasn't able to do this because I ran out of time." There wasn't enough time for me to do this and everything else." "I didn't have sufficient time to do this." Or you can substitute "it" for "this."
– Don B.
Mar 31 at 22:31
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
Yes, those work. I don't know why I couldn't think of this substitution.
– Tasneem ZH
Apr 1 at 4:56
add a comment |
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