(よてい)()まる

よていがつまる
expression
to have a packed schedule; to be fully booked
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(こんしゅう)予定(よてい)()まっている。
I have a packed schedule this week.
年末(ねんまつ)予定(よてい)()まりやすい。
The end of the year tends to get busy.
来月(らいげつ)予定(よてい)がびっしり()まっていて、(やす)(ひま)がない。
Next month my schedule is completely packed, and I have no time to rest.

A common expression combining 予定(よてい) (schedule, plans) with ()まる (to be packed, to be jammed). Most often used in the ている form (()まっている) to describe a current state.

VARIATIONS:

  • 予定(よてい)()まっている — schedule is packed (most common form)
  • 予定(よてい)がびっしり()まっている — schedule is crammed full (emphatic)
  • 予定(よてい)がぎっしり()まっている — schedule is tightly packed (emphatic)

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • (いそが)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(たぼう)(きわ)める — to be extremely busy (very formal)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 予定(よてい)()まっている — to have a full schedule
  • 予定(よてい)がびっしり — packed with plans
  • 予定(よてい)(はい)っている — to have plans/appointments