Busy
adjective
Doing a lot of things.
She's always busy with her schoolwork.
Often appears as...
- busy day
- busy schedule
adjective
Full of activity.
The market is always busy on Saturdays.
Often appears as...
- busy street
- busy place
adjective
Overly decorated or intricate.
Her dress was a bit too busy for my taste.
Often appears as...
- busy pattern
- busy print
adjective
Unable to talk or do other things because you are doing something.
I'm a little busy right now, can we chat later?
Often appears as...
- i'm busy
- quite busy
verb
To make someone have a lot to do.
The project kept me busy for a few months.
Often appears as...
- keep busy
- stay busy
adjective
Doing a lot of things.
She's always busy with her schoolwork.
Often appears as...
- busy day
- busy schedule
adjective
Full of activity.
The market is always busy on Saturdays.
Often appears as...
- busy street
- busy place
adjective
Overly decorated or intricate.
Her dress was a bit too busy for my taste.
Often appears as...
- busy pattern
- busy print
adjective
Unable to talk or do other things because you are doing something.
I'm a little busy right now, can we chat later?
Often appears as...
- i'm busy
- quite busy
verb
To make someone have a lot to do.
The project kept me busy for a few months.
Often appears as...
- keep busy
- stay busy
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Pro Tip 1/2Personal Priority
Used to express that someone is focused on their personal tasks or goals.
She's too busy to meet up; she's preparing for her exams.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Busy' can be neutral or positive, describing a fulfilling life.
He has a busy, happy life volunteering and traveling.
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How optical illusions...
But when we flipped the whole image over, the most important parts of the face, the eyes and mouth, were now upside down, and you realized something fishy was up. You realized your brain had taken a short cut and missed something. But your brain wasn't really being lazy, it's just very busy.
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The networked beauty of...
where nodes would be friends and links would be your friendships. Now, we all know that some of those nodes, or friends, are busier than others, like that friend who is always sending out group messages. Well, it's the same in forests, and these nodes in forests, we call them hubs,
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
we come together, we brainstorm, and take up on that issue. So our most powerful tool is art, because we live in a very busy world where people are so busy in their life, and they don't have time to read. So we package our activism and we package our message in art.
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How interpreters juggle...
reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words,
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Watch One Family's...
dr. guessin said the next several months Katie will be a professional patient lots of rehab lots of strength training doctor's appointments trying to get all her meds settled which one she'll have to stay on you just know in your head it's going to be busy
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The science of...
and law not quality we ditch our friends when we fall in love and we ignore them when we're busy with work and family on the other hand when we're with our friends we often treat them with more respect than we do our relatives and
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10 Day Old Kitten Falls...
now survived by scavenging from fishermen the kittens are brought up in the perfect playground but they're busy mums have to juggle childcare with the important job of getting a mule and their chance comes just once a day
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
for the hope that we get links coming past in this really busy area this cat is so rare you just think it's going to be tucked away in a remote corner that
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Fighting Over Abandoned...
is a busy living world shrimp like krill a staple food in the antarctic come here for their winter growth
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Slow Down With Snow...
in the midst of our busy lives the natural world can offer us a place of tranquility and rest
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How optical illusions...
But when we flipped the whole image over, the most important parts of the face, the eyes and mouth, were now upside down, and you realized something fishy was up. You realized your brain had taken a short cut and missed something. But your brain wasn't really being lazy, it's just very busy.
Video examples
The networked beauty of...
where nodes would be friends and links would be your friendships. Now, we all know that some of those nodes, or friends, are busier than others, like that friend who is always sending out group messages. Well, it's the same in forests, and these nodes in forests, we call them hubs,
Video examples
Boniface Mwangi: The day...
we come together, we brainstorm, and take up on that issue. So our most powerful tool is art, because we live in a very busy world where people are so busy in their life, and they don't have time to read. So we package our activism and we package our message in art.
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic. Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words,
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
dr. guessin said the next several months Katie will be a professional patient lots of rehab lots of strength training doctor's appointments trying to get all her meds settled which one she'll have to stay on you just know in your head it's going to be busy
Video examples
The science of...
and law not quality we ditch our friends when we fall in love and we ignore them when we're busy with work and family on the other hand when we're with our friends we often treat them with more respect than we do our relatives and
Video examples
10 Day Old Kitten Falls...
now survived by scavenging from fishermen the kittens are brought up in the perfect playground but they're busy mums have to juggle childcare with the important job of getting a mule and their chance comes just once a day
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
for the hope that we get links coming past in this really busy area this cat is so rare you just think it's going to be tucked away in a remote corner that
Video examples
Fighting Over Abandoned...
is a busy living world shrimp like krill a staple food in the antarctic come here for their winter growth
Video examples
Slow Down With Snow...
in the midst of our busy lives the natural world can offer us a place of tranquility and rest
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Sergio Ramos
Spanish Athlete
Music is a way of expressing my mood, and it definitely helps to motivate me before a game. It also helps me move on from past defeats or keeps my mind busy when I'm not playing, so music is definitely something that follows me every step of every day.
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Demi Lovato
American Musician
I try to keep it real. I don't have time to worry about what I'm projecting to the world. I'm just busy being myself.
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Brian May
English Musician
I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.
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Grandma Moses
American Artist
Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.
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John Lennon
English Musician
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
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Josephine de La Baume
French Actress
You can really only enjoy life when you're extremely busy.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
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Daniel Radcliffe
British Actor
I have a very busy personality.
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Sergio Ramos
Spanish Athlete
Music is a way of expressing my mood, and it definitely helps to motivate me before a game. It also helps me move on from past defeats or keeps my mind busy when I'm not playing, so music is definitely something that follows me every step of every day.
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Demi Lovato
American Musician
I try to keep it real. I don't have time to worry about what I'm projecting to the world. I'm just busy being myself.
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Brian May
English Musician
I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.
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Grandma Moses
American Artist
Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.
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John Lennon
English Musician
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
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Josephine de La Baume
French Actress
You can really only enjoy life when you're extremely busy.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
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Daniel Radcliffe
British Actor
I have a very busy personality.
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