tight schedule

• deadlineTime limit for completion
• crunchCrushing, grinding noise
• hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
• rushedDone with excessive speed
• packedFilled to capacity

busy · cramped · jam-packed · hustle · pressure · squeezed · overbooked · frantic · sprint · calendar · clock · appointments · juggling · stress · racing · meetings · swamped · breathless

• time pressurerush, against the clock, rushed, clock is ticking, urgency