time-poor
Britishadjective
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lacking spare time or leisure time
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under pressure to complete activities quickly
Example Sentences
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"TCM bars" have popped up in several cities across China, epitomising what the country's stressed-out, time-poor youth refer to as "punk wellness", or "wrecking yourself while saving yourself".
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Because often with episodic storytelling, people either want to binge-watch it, or they’re time-poor, or watch it with two or three other things on board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
Ms Hope also considers that for people who are perhaps time-poor, there might be a benefit.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
But the modern reality includes time-poor families, fussy eaters, siblings at odds and stress about what meals to cook — not to mention cost-of-living pressures.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023
And for the time-poor, energy-rich, through-running offers a convenient alternative.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2017
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