| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Active | Engaged in doing things. |
| 2. | Actuated | Set in motion; made active. |
| 3. | Afield | Out and about working. |
| 4. | Alive with activity | Full of movement and work. |
| 5. | All hands occupied | Everyone is working. |
| 6. | Animated | Lively; full of action. |
| 7. | At capacity | Fully loaded; no room. |
| 8. | At full tilt | Working at top speed. |
| 9. | Attending | Occupied with duties. |
| 10. | Backlogged | With work piled up. |
| 11. | Beavering away | Working hard continuously. |
| 12. | Booked | Scheduled; no free time. |
| 13. | Bouncing | Energetic and active. |
| 14. | Bristling | Teeming with activity. |
| 15. | Bubbling | Lively; full of motion. |
| 16. | Bunched up | Crowded together; tightly scheduled. |
| 17. | Burdened | Loaded with responsibilities. |
| 18. | Busting | Extremely active or crowded. |
| 19. | Buzzing | Full of activity and noise. |
| 20. | Chock-full | Completely filled; packed. |
| 21. | Constantly engaged | Always occupied with tasks. |
| 22. | Cranking | Working steadily and strongly. |
| 23. | Crowded | Full of people or tasks. |
| 24. | Crushed | Overwhelmed by too much work. |
| 25. | Deep in work | Fully absorbed in tasks. |
| 26. | Driven | Pushed onward by demands. |
| 27. | Energized | Full of energy; active. |
| 28. | Engaged | Occupied; involved in something. |
| 29. | Enmeshed | Caught up in obligations. |
| 30. | Enveloped | Surrounded by tasks. |
| 31. | Exerting | Putting forth strong effort. |
| 32. | Extended | Stretched thin by demands. |
| 33. | Fast-paced | Moving quickly; high tempo. |
| 34. | Feverish | Intensely active; hurried. |
| 35. | Flat out | Working as hard as possible. |
| 36. | Frantic | Wildly hurried and pressured. |
| 37. | Full up | Completely occupied or filled. |
| 38. | Fully occupied | Having no spare time. |
| 39. | Going full bore | Operating at maximum effort. |
| 40. | Going nonstop | Continuing without a break. |
| 41. | Grinding | Working steadily under strain. |
| 42. | Happening | Lively; full of events. |
| 43. | Hard at it | Working with strong effort. |
| 44. | Hard-pressed | Under pressure; very occupied. |
| 45. | Harried | Rushed and stressed by tasks. |
| 46. | Hectic | Very busy and hurried. |
| 47. | Humming | Working smoothly and actively. |
| 48. | In a flurry | In a rush of activity. |
| 49. | In a rush | Hurrying due to demands. |
| 50. | In full swing | At peak activity. |
| 51. | In motion | Actively moving or working. |
| 52. | In overdrive | Working beyond normal pace. |
| 53. | In the thick of it | Deeply involved in activity. |
| 54. | Industrious | Diligently working; hardworking. |
| 55. | Jam-packed | Extremely full or crowded. |
| 56. | Juggling | Handling many tasks at once. |
| 57. | Knee-deep | Heavily involved in work. |
| 58. | Laboring | Working hard; exerting effort. |
| 59. | Loaded | Having many tasks or duties. |
| 60. | Maxed out | At the limit of capacity. |
| 61. | Multitasking | Doing several things at once. |
| 62. | No time to spare | Completely booked; no slack. |
| 63. | Nonstop | Without breaks; continuous. |
| 64. | Occupied | Taken up; not available. |
| 65. | On the go | Constantly moving and doing. |
| 66. | On the hop | Very active; constantly moving. |
| 67. | Overbooked | Scheduled beyond available time. |
| 68. | Overcommitted | Committed to too many things. |
| 69. | Overloaded | Given more than can handle. |
| 70. | Overrun | Swamped beyond capacity. |
| 71. | Overstretched | Stretched too thin by demands. |
| 72. | Overtaxed | Strained beyond normal limits. |
| 73. | Overwhelmed | Unable to cope with workload. |
| 74. | Packed | Full and tightly filled. |
| 75. | Piled up | Accumulated into a backlog. |
| 76. | Plugged in | Actively engaged and involved. |
| 77. | Preoccupied | Absorbed; not free for more. |
| 78. | Pressured | Under stress from demands. |
| 79. | Productive | Producing much; getting work done. |
| 80. | Pulled in all directions | Demanded by many tasks. |
| 81. | Pushed | Driven by urgency or demands. |
| 82. | Racing | Moving very quickly; hurried. |
| 83. | Rammed | Packed tightly with activity. |
| 84. | Rattled off | Done quickly in succession. |
| 85. | Running around | Moving busily from task to task. |
| 86. | Running hot | Operating at high intensity. |
| 87. | Running on fumes | Continuing despite exhaustion. |
| 88. | Rushed | Hurrying; short on time. |
| 89. | Saturated | Filled to the limit. |
| 90. | Scheduled | Planned with set commitments. |
| 91. | Scrambling | Rushing to manage tasks. |
| 92. | Seized up | Blocked by too much activity. |
| 93. | Slammed | Extremely busy; overloaded. |
| 94. | Snowed under | Buried in work. |
| 95. | Spinning plates | Managing many tasks at once. |
| 96. | Stretched thin | Overextended by too many demands. |
| 97. | Striving | Working hard toward goals. |
| 98. | Swamped | Overwhelmed with too much to do. |
| 99. | Swarms with activity | Crowded with constant action. |
| 100. | Tasked | Assigned duties; kept occupied. |
