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on the go(adjective, idiom, active, working)
5
tied up(active, full, busy, absorbed)
4
wrapped up(adjective, full, fixed, involved)
3
in use(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, active)
3
taken up with(verb, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
2
at it(adjective, active, working, engaged)
2
at work(adjective, active, full, working)
2
caught up in(idiom, absorbed, inattentive, engaged)
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full of business(idiom, activity)
2
hard at it(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, activity)
2
hard at work(idiom, activity)
2
immersed in(adjective, affected, concerned, interested)
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in harness(active, busy, working, engaged)
2
on duty(adjective, active, working, engaged)
2
on the job(idiom, active, busy, working)
2
on the move(adjective, idiom)
2
on the run
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all wound up(adjective, idiom, absorbed, engaged)
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already taken(adjective, lively, active, working)
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buried in thought
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