Learn the English Phrases PRESSED FOR TIME and PRESSED FOR SPACE - An English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in this video, I
wanted to help you learn
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the English phrase pressed for time.
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When you are pressed for time,
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it means that you're running out of time.
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A great example would be if
I was done work for the day
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and Jen called and asked
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if I could stop at the grocery store,
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but I have a meeting after work,
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I could say, "I don't think I can.
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"I'm really pressed for time right now."
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Basically what I'm saying is that
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I don't have enough time
to go to my meeting,
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which I would have to go to,
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and to also go to the grocery store.
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So when you are pressed for time,
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you are running out of time.
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It's not a nice feeling.
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I hope that you are not
pressed for time very often.
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When you are pressed for time,
it can be very stressful.
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It can be even aggravating,
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and it can put people in a bad mood.
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When I am pressed for time,
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I'm usually also starting to get grouchy
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and starting to get grumpy
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because I just don't like
being pressed for time.
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And you can be pressed
for other things, too.
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You can be pressed for space.
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Maybe you start a new job, and
when you go to the new job,
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there's supposed to be a
desk for you to work at,
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and the boss says to you, "Welcome aboard.
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"We're gonna put you over here.
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"You can use this desk.
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"Sorry it's so crowded.
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"We're really pressed
for space around here."
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So what that would mean is that,
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the office building you are working in
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is just too small for the
amount of people working in it,
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so they are pressed for space.
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So you can be pressed for time,
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meaning that you're really busy
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and you're running out of time.
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You can be pressed for space,
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which means you don't have
enough room for things.
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You can also be pressed for money,
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which, I'll let you figure that one out.
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Well, maybe I'll tell you.
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It means that you're going broke
or don't have enough money.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here,
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and I hope you're having a
good day wherever you are,
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and I hope you enjoyed
this small English lesson.
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