Busy meaning in English

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Definition

busy: occupied; active, doing an activity; crowded adjective
I'm busy at the moment, I've got lots of work to do.
The city center is very busy at night. It's full of people looking for fun.

Examples

  • "Not THE queen, she's very busy, but the rock group Queen."
  • "Jean : Everyone is busy except you."
  • "Bruno : Thanks for coming to see me Ms. Bauer, you must be very busy."
  • "I'm kind of hic , I'm kind of hic , I'm kind of busy at the moment."
  • "Bruno : Yes, well we've all been very busy recently, and I wanted to let you know that your efforts are appreciated."
  • "Jean : He asked me to fax some this afternoon, but I've been so busy getting ready I haven't had time."
  • "Are you busy?"
  • "But I'm really busy at the moment, is next week possible for you?"
  • "Steffi : I hope I do not disturb you, you must be a busy man."
  • "I know you've all got busy schedules, but your input would be really useful for me."
  • "Bruno : I'm sorry Jean, I'm a busy guy."
  • "I haven't been this busy since we faked the moon landing."
  • "Can't you see I'm busy here?"
  • "Sorry Brian, I'm busy washing my hair this weekend!"
  • "Hannah : A bit busy to be honest, Icarus."
  • "Being a manager is a full-time job, and I'm very busy."
  • "Donna : Oh I am thoroughly enjoying it actually, but between my show on Radio Rhubarb and my work with the Delavigne staff, things are getting very busy."
  • "My servers could handle 10 times the traffic if they weren't busy apologizing for your shit code base."
  • "Icarus : Oh very busy actually."

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