- pressed adj, be - for time
- Dry cleaners are often pressed for time.
English expressions. 2014.
pressed adj, be - for time
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pressed — adj. pressed for time * * * [prest] pressed for time … Combinatory dictionary
pressed — [prest] adj be pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
pressed — [[t]pre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you say that you are pressed for time or pressed for money, you mean that you do not have enough time or money at the moment. → See also hard pressed Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss?… … English dictionary
press v — impress v, pressed adj, be for time, press conference, depress v … English expressions
hurried — adj 1. rushed, driven, pressed for time; expeditious, urgent, pressing; hustling, bustling, fluttering, darting, scurrying, scuttling; feverish, frantic, frenetic, hectic. 2. hasty, cursory, superficial, shallow, perfunctory, passing, offhand;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
Transientness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Short duration. < N PARAG:Transientness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 transience transience transientness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 evanescence evanescence impermanence fugacity caducity mortality span Sgm: N 1 … English dictionary for students
Haste — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Haste >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 haste haste urgency Sgm: N 1 despatch despatch dispatch Sgm: N 1 acceleration acceleration spurt spirt forced march rush dash Sgm … English dictionary for students
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pushed — [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
