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Being regularly preoccupied
“He's a hard man to get ahold of because he's always busy.”
(busy with) Deeply engaged in a given activity
“He's a workaholic who's always busy with some assignments he has to complete.”
Busy or occupied with business, work, or other activities
“The doctor is currently busy but will be available in an hour.”
Full of activity
“It was a busy festival with plenty of music, dancing, and entertainment.”
Full of people
“It was midday, and the city was busy with office workers getting their lunch.”
Hectic, full of work or activities
“After a busy day at work, I finally returned home for some much-needed rest.”
Excessively decorated
“A minimalist approach will work best when redecorating this room to prevent it from looking too busy.”
(of facilities or services) Not currently available for use
“His line is busy so I will attempt to call him at some other time.”
Tending to interfere in the affairs of others
“She's a busy woman who spends her time gossiping about her workmates.”
Elaborately or highly decorated in design or decoration
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else
Actively engaged in an assigned task, duty or occupation
Denoting worthy or momentous moments or occasions
Used or frequented often
Extremely busy or under pressure with work or other obligatory activities
Showing wild, almost deranged, excitement and energy
Characterized by, or displaying, frenetic excitement or energy
Having a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth
Frantically short of time
Under a great deal of strain and worry
Requiring significant physical exertion
To be occupied with an activity
“I typically busy myself with some gardening whenever I have some free time.”
To hold or engage the attention of
“We usually busy little Bobby with some cartoons on the television while we prepare dinner.”
An officer of the law
Engaged in, but not finished with, an activity
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