Busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing Actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime. See examples of busy used in a sentence. Actively and attentively engaged, esp He's busy and can't see you
(of a telephone line) in use When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else They are busy preparing for a hectic day's activity on saturday. Busy (comparative busier, superlative busiest) crowded with business or activities Having a great deal going on Busy with her work
A very busy week A busy life overcrowded or cluttered with detail a busy painting • dennis had a very busy schedule with all of these commitments Busy road • for this reason, start by choosing a relatively quiet environment rather than a busy road. Busy means actively employed, temporarily or habitually Diligent suggests earnest and constant effort or application, and usually connotes fondness for, or enjoyment of, what one is doing
Engaged in activity, as work
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