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pushed
pushed /pʊʃt/

adjective [not before noun] British English informal

Word Family: noun: push, pusher, pushiness; adjective: pushed, pushy; verb: push

1. be pushed for time/money etc to not have much time, money etc
SYN pressed:

I’m a bit pushed for time today.
2. too busy:

I’d love to help, but I’m a bit pushed at the moment.
3. be (hard) pushed to do something to have a lot of difficulty doing something:

I was hard pushed to keep my mind on my work.