Today Ill teach you 10 different ways to say Im busy.

Many of us have busy lives these days, and thats why I make my lessons short and sweet, so you can learn lots of English in little time.

I designed myComplete Program of English coursesthe same way it includes more than 600 lessons and each one takes just 10-15 minutes a day so even if youre busy and you dont have much time to study, you can still make great progress towards English fluency.

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All right, are you ready to learn these phrases for talking about being busy?

The verb juggling describes throwing various balls in the air and catching them its not easy, it takes lots of skill. When you say youre juggling a lot, it means you have many tasks, commitments, and responsibilities and its not easy to handle all of them at the same time.

Both of these are pretty informal and they mean you are just hit hard with tons of work, or you are flooded with all these tasks.

Overloaded means there are too many heavy tasks on your shoulders, and overwhelmed has a bit of an emotional connotation, that youre feeling stressed and upset because of all the things you have to do.

Imagine youre trying to reach and stretch to cover lots of different areas and its almost impossible.

This brings to mind a huge pile of papers and things that come all the way up to your face (your ears or eyes).

A plate only has a limited amount of space, and your life/schedule also have a limited amount of space. So if you have a lot or too much on your plate, it means you have too many tasks or responsibilities compared to the time available.

These phrases mean there are lots of things filling up your days and weeks, so you have barely any free time.

If you already have a packed schedule and someone asks you to do something extra, you can reply I cant take on anything else. This means you cant accept any additional tasks or commitments.

This means youre getting things done later than you should, so youll need to work faster or put in extra time in order to get back to the expected schedule.

Hectic means busy in kind of a crazy, disorganized way, and its usually rather stressful.

So now you know ten different ways to talk about being busy! And even if your days are packed and your life is hectic, I know you can find 10 minutes a day to learn from Espresso English lessons. You can take free sample lessons from the courses in myComplete Programto see if theyre a good fit for your schedule Ill link to those in the video description as well.

Remember, you can travel far by taking small steps day by day and you CAN reach your English goals by studying daily for a few minutes at a time. Thanks for joining me today, and Ill talk to you next time!

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