Collocation
keep busy
to stay occupied with activities so you are not idle or bored
Definition
'keep busy' is a common English collocation. to stay occupied with activities so you are not idle or bored
keep + busy
“I try to keep busy after work by going to the gym or cooking dinner.”
Examples
- I keep busy on weekends by hiking and meeting friends.
- She keeps busy during the summer with a part-time job and volunteering.
- We kept busy all afternoon cleaning the garage and sorting boxes.
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- To keep busy while you wait, you can read a magazine or listen to a podcast.
- He tries to keep busy so he does not overthink everything.
- After I retired, I joined a club to keep busy and meet new people.
- They keep busy with their kids' activities, so we rarely see them.
- During the flight delay, I kept busy by answering emails and organizing my notes.
- If you want to keep busy this evening, we can start that home project together.
More verb + adjectives
- get ready to prepare yourself (or something) for an activity or event
- get angry to start feeling angry; to become angry
- go missing to disappear and not be found, especially unexpectedly
- go quiet to stop speaking or making noise; to become silent, often suddenly
- keep calm to stay relaxed and not get upset or panicked, especially in a stressful situation