overscheduled

Calendar completely packed

Overscheduled means having too many commitments or activities packed into available time.

The term often describes children whose parents have enrolled them in excessive extracurriculars: Between soccer, piano, tutoring, and dance, the kids are completely overscheduled.

Adults use it for calendars crammed with meetings and obligations: I'm so overscheduled this week I can't even grab coffee.

commitments

calendar

Date-tracking system

engagements · timetable · planner · agenda · bookings · meetings · events · activities · responsibilities · overbooked

hectic

busy

Actively occupied with tasks

harried · hurried · jammed · nonstop · packed · rushed · swamped · whirlwind · frazzled · breathless

burnout

exhaustion

State of utter depletion

worn-out · spent · overwork · weary · overwhelmed · frayed · sapped · run-down · fried · crashing

stress

anxiety

Persistent apprehensive distress

overwhelm · panic · dread · irritability · restlessness · insomnia · headache · nervousness · frustration · overextension

Opposites
busyness/time commitments

overscheduledunscheduled

Not on the calendar

free · unbooked · uncommitted · available · idle

pace of life

overscheduledleisurely

Done without urgency

relaxed · unhurried · easygoing · laid-back · slow-paced

structure/planning

overscheduledunscheduled

Not on the calendar

spontaneous · unplanned · flexible · unstructured · free-form

Family

overschedule, overscheduling, overschedules

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G