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pressed for time

pressed for time adjective: in a hurry, without spare time.

Adjective

pressed for time

  1. (idiomatic) in a hurry, without spare time.
    • So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarveyEpisode 16
    • He seemed to be pressed for time and I gathered that telephoning at all was rather risky.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

pressed for time meaning in Bengali

pressed for time in Bengali

ব্যস্ত, হাতে একদম সময় নেই

Questions about pressed for time

What does pressed for time mean?
Pressed for time means in a hurry, without spare time.
What is pressed for time in Bengali?
Pressed for time in Bengali is ব্যস্ত, হাতে একদম সময় নেই. See Pressed for time meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pressed for time?
Pressed for time is an adjective.

Words near pressed for time in the dictionary

  1. pressed
  2. pressed ahead
  3. pressed down
  4. pressed duck
  5. pressed flesh
  6. pressed for time
  7. pressed glass
  8. pressed glasses
  9. pressed ham
  10. pressed hams
  11. pressed into service

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