pressed for time
in a hurry, without spare time.
But as our urban lives have grown more pressed for time, we have diced our opportunity costs finer and finer; from budgeting days or slabs of hours, we have come to rationing minut
pressed
/pɹɛst/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
against, hard, regardless, useful
She pressed hard against the door to keep it closed.
VERB + PRESSED
am, crowd, found, stay
I found myself pressed against the wall as the crowd pushed forward.
PRESSED + NOUN
baby, button, ear, hunger, intelligence, money, nose, pants
She pressed her ear against the door to hear what they were saying inside.
PREP.
on, toward
The crowd pressed on despite the heavy rain and growing darkness.
ADV.
always, instead
When I was pressed for time, I always took the shortcut through the park.
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