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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Rice cakes join a long list of inanimate objects that time-poor young Chinese have jokingly adopted for low-maintenance companionship in recent years, ranging from mango pits, to rocks, to cardboard dogs.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
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
He added that money-rich people are often time-poor, so they don’t have the hours and energy required to work with architects, consultants, contractors and city officials to develop the estate of their dreams.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2022
Many of us are time-poor now, but when you are cooking for one you have to do the washing up as well.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2019
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