overschedule
Cram too full
To overschedule is to pack too many activities, appointments, or commitments into a given time period.
Parents overschedule their children with lessons, sports, and enrichment activities.
Adults overschedule themselves until there's no margin for rest or the unexpected: I've overscheduled myself this week and I'm exhausted.
The past participle overscheduled works as an adjective: overscheduled kids, an overscheduled calendar.
Date-tracking system
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- engagementsBinding commitments or meetings
bookings · deadlines · itinerary · planner · timetable · agenda · packed · jampacked
Force upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
- worryTroubled mental state
panic · frazzled · frantic · harried · hurried · rushed · racing · hectic
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
- overcommittedPledged beyond capacity
overburdened · saturated · bombarded · deluged · drowning · buried · maxed-out · unmanageable
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
run-down · spent · crash · collapse · breakdown · recovery · rest · sabbatical
Rank by importance
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- declineDecrease or refuse
- boundariesLines marking separation
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
planning · blocking · batching · streamline · efficiency · realistic · buffer · margin
calendar
Date-tracking system
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
engagements · bookings · deadlines · itinerary · planner · timetable · agenda · packed · jampacked · booked
pressure
Force upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
worry · panic · frazzled · frantic · harried · hurried · rushed · racing · hectic · chaotic
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
overcommitted · overburdened · saturated · bombarded · deluged · drowning · buried · maxed-out · unmanageable · unsustainable
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
worn-out · run-down · spent · crash · collapse · breakdown · recovery · rest · sabbatical · overwork
prioritize
Rank by importance
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- declineDecrease or refuse
- boundariesLines marking separation
balance · planning · blocking · batching · streamline · efficiency · realistic · buffer · margin · downtime
overscheduleunderbook
Reserve fewer than needed
keep open · leave blank · spread out · undercommit · take it easy
overschedulespread out
Extended over distance
space out · take it easy · go slow · decompress · relax