to be pressed for something
1pressed for time — If you are pressed for time, you are in a hurry or working against a very tight schedule. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are pressed for time, you have hardly enough time to do something, so you must hurry. Sorry, I can t… …
2for — /fawr/; unstressed /feuhr/, prep. 1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the… …
3for — [[t]fɔr[/t]] unstressed [[t]fər[/t]] prep. 1) with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise[/ex] 2) intended to belong to or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes[/ex] 3) suiting the purposes or needs of:… …
4for — /fɔ / (say faw), weak forms /fə / (say fuh), /f / (say f) preposition 1. with the object or purpose of: to go for a walk. 2. intended to belong to, suit the purposes or needs of, or be used in connection with: a book for children; a box for… …
5Something/Anything? — Studio album by Todd Rundgren Released February 1972 …
6press for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms press for : present tense I/you/we/they press for he/she/it presses for present participle pressing for past tense pressed for past participle pressed for 1) press someone for something to try in a determined… …
7Off for the Sweet Hereafter — is a 1986 novel by T. R. Pearson. The story opens with a sentence over 400 words long: That was the summer we lost the bald Jeeter who was not even mostly Jeeter anymore but was probably mostly Throckmorton or anyway was probably considered… …
8Swift Vets and POWs for Truth — Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, formerly known as the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), was a political group (527 group) of American Swift boat veterans and former prisoners of war of the Vietnam War, formed during the 2004 presidential… …
9hard-pressed — adjective a person or organization that is hard pressed does not have enough money for the things they need: An extra four million is being spent on hard pressed education services. be hard pressed (to do something) used for saying that something …
10hard-pressed — UK / US adjective a person or organization that is hard pressed does not have enough money for the things that they need • be hard pressed (to do something) used for saying that something is difficult to do or is unlikely to happen You d be hard… …
