be occupied

verb

Roget 135: be ill timed etc. adj.; mistime, intrude, come amiss, break in upon; have other fish to fry; be busy, be occupied.    lose an opportunity, throw away an opportunity, waste an opportunity, neglect an opportunity etc. 460; allow the opportunity to pass, suffer the opportunity to pass, allow the opportunity to slip, suffer the opportunity to slip, allow the opportunity to go by, suffer the opportunity to go by, allow the opportunity to escape, suffer the opportunity to escape, allow the opportunity to lapse, suffer the opportunity to lapse, allow the occasion to pass, allow the occasion to slip by; waste time etc. (be inactive) 683; let slip through the fingers, lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.    ... show more

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