to help, lend a hand, or do a favor

busy; bustling

promptly; at once

hastily; in a hurry

fully occupied with work or activity; bustling with traffic or trade

acting or done with great speed or urgency

to do something immediately or without delay; to hasten

acting in a great rush or in a flurry, often due to urgency or being flustered

to help or do a favor

to be busily occupied with tasks or chores

to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered

to be more of a hindrance than a help

calm; unhurried; composed

a person who is constantly occupied with work or various tasks; a busy bee

(polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time

hurriedly; in a great rush

in a rush or without delay; in haste

to have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full

rushed and muddled

busy farming season; peak period for agricultural activities

to be busy rushing about or occupied with various tasks

to be busy (colloquial)

busy signal (telephony)

to be in a hurry or to rush

to occupy oneself with trivial or aimless tasks

in a busy and hasty manner

rushed work leads to errors

very busy

to be occupied with (doing something)

the working poor

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

to make a situation worse or more complicated while trying to help; to be meddlesome, officious, or to kibitz

to be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work

busy and lively, often used in dialects to describe a place or atmosphere