1.
to have a packed schedule; to be fully booked
Describes a state where one's schedule is so full that there is little or no free time. The verb 詰まる (to be packed, to be crammed) conveys the sense of being tightly filled.
今週は予定が詰まっている。
I have a packed schedule this week.
年末は予定が詰まりやすい。
The end of the year tends to get busy.
来月は予定がびっしり詰まっていて、休む暇がない。
Next month my schedule is completely packed, and I have no time to rest.
A common expression combining 予定 (schedule, plans) with 詰まる (to be packed, to be jammed). Most often used in the ている form (詰まっている) to describe a current state.
VARIATIONS:
- 予定が詰まっている — schedule is packed (most common form)
- 予定がびっしり詰まっている — schedule is crammed full (emphatic)
- 予定がぎっしり詰まっている — schedule is tightly packed (emphatic)
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 忙しい — busy (more general, not specific to schedule)
- スケジュールがいっぱいだ — the schedule is full (more casual, uses loanword)
- 多忙を極める — to be extremely busy (very formal)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 予定が詰まっている — to have a full schedule
- 予定がびっしり — packed with plans
- 予定が入っている — to have plans/appointments