tight schedule
noun
: a small amount of time to do something
We have a tight schedule to get this project done.
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Each movie was to run an hour and to be shot on a low budget, on a tight schedule (about three weeks), and in the small-scale format of 16-mm. film.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite Williams’ tight schedule, Sharapova said her new pal even stayed for the celebration after the induction.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
In her post, the 27-year-old shares how a rushed layover and a tight schedule turned a simple flight connection into an emotional ordeal.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
With such a tight schedule, postponement was not an option.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The show operates on a famously tight schedule, with Parker and Stone creating entire episodes in just six days and often delivering a locked cut hours before Comedy Central’s deadline.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
That is a tight schedule in this age of streaming, and there are other factors to consider here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Everybody was on a tight schedule.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
The pair was also on a tight schedule because Mariah was slated as one of the presenters for the evening.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite Williams’ tight schedule, Sharapova said her new pal even stayed for the celebration after the induction.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
In her post, the 27-year-old shares how a rushed layover and a tight schedule turned a simple flight connection into an emotional ordeal.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
With such a tight schedule, postponement was not an option.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The show operates on a famously tight schedule, with Parker and Stone creating entire episodes in just six days and often delivering a locked cut hours before Comedy Central’s deadline.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
That is a tight schedule in this age of streaming, and there are other factors to consider here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Everybody was on a tight schedule.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
The pair was also on a tight schedule because Mariah was slated as one of the presenters for the evening.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Tight schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20schedule. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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