i am pushed for time

  • 1pushed for time — pushed (for time/money/) phrase in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money Can you pay? I’m a bit pushed at the moment. pushed (for time/money/) for …

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  • 2be pushed for time — ► to not have much time to do something: »If you re pushed for time, we could meet tomorrow instead. Main Entry: ↑push …

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  • 3pushed for money — pushed (for time/money/) phrase in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money Can you pay? I’m a bit pushed at the moment. pushed (for time/money/) for …

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  • 4pushed — [puʃt] adj [not before noun] BrE informal 1.) be pushed for time/money etc to not have much time, money etc = ↑pressed ▪ I m a bit pushed for time today. 2.) too busy ▪ I d love to help, but I m a bit pushed at the moment. 3.) be (hard) pushed …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5pushed — [ puʃt ] adjective INFORMAL in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money: pushed for: We re pushed for time right now. be pushed to do something to have difficulty in doing something: be hard pushed to do something (=have a lot of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6pushed — UK [pʊʃt] / US adjective informal pushed (for time/money) in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money Can you pay? I m a bit pushed at the moment. pushed (for time/money) for: We re pushed for time right now. be pushed to do… …

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  • 7pushed — /pʊʃt/ (say poosht) verb 1. past participle of push. –phrase 2. pushed for, in difficulties with; lacking: we re pushed for time …

  • 8pushed —  1. Worried. Harassed.  2. Late. Short of time. Also pushed for time.  3. Extremely busy.  4. Short of cash …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 9pushed — [[t]p ʊʃt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you are pushed for something such as time or money, you do not have enough of it. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He s going to be a bit pushed for money. (in AM, use pressed for) 2) PHRASE: V inflects… …

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  • 10pushed — adjective (not before noun) informal 1 be pushed for to have difficulty finding enough time, money etc: I m always rather pushed for money at the end of the month. 2 too busy: I d love to help, but I m a bit pushed at the moment. 3 be (hard)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English