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1. How to Express
Exactly How Busy You
Are

2. ‘I’m busy’

3. Very busy

4. Occupied
1) Sorry, I can’t have lunch with you,
because I am occupied.
2) I am occupied with client at the
moment. I will talk to you later.
3) I almost forgot to call her because I
was so occupied getting ready for
tomorrow flight.

5. Tied up
1) I don’t hang out with friends very
often because I am tied up with the
new project.
2) The boss is tied up in the meeting at
the moment. I will inform him to call
you later.

6. More than you
can manage

7. Over-extended
1) I feel over-extended.
2) She is over-extended in this role.

8. Overstretched
1) Our staff work hard, but actually
they are overstretched.
2) You should learn to say no at work
sometimes to avoid being
overstretched.

9. Overloaded
1) Her new manager has assigned many
tasks to her. She feels overloaded.

10. Extremely Busy

11. Snowed under
1) Recently she has been snowed under
with customer complaints.

12. Swamped
1) I’m swamped with work at the
moment.

13. Priorities

14. To have a lot on one’s
plate
1) She has got a lot on her plate with
two new projects.

15. To have bigger/other
fish to fry
1) I wish I could help you, but I have
bigger fish to fry.