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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While the airstrip is owned by Miami-Dade County, where officials have viewed the plan with skepticism, DeSantis is using his emergency authority to proceed on a tight schedule.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
Given the tight schedule, North Korea will likely need support from Russia.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Artists, celebrities, tastemakers and more tee up a tight schedule of appearances at exclusive premieres, gatherings, clubs and more, seduced by the spotlight and invitations to the hottest events.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 May 2025
This is a tight schedule; however, the administration and President Trump have made this bill a legislative priority.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The bankruptcy proceedings are on a tight schedule, and time is running out before the sale.
—Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The effort to produce a woolly mammoth is on something of a tight schedule.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Sergey Gromov, the deputy director of the Smolensk NPP, explained to Nuclear Engineering International magazine in 2023 the importance of having a tight schedule for construction on the Smolensk-II plant.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Thanks to his tight schedule, he’s been anxious to hit some balls with the holidays over.
—Andy Frye, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2025
Given the tight schedule, North Korea will likely need support from Russia.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Artists, celebrities, tastemakers and more tee up a tight schedule of appearances at exclusive premieres, gatherings, clubs and more, seduced by the spotlight and invitations to the hottest events.
—Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 May 2025
This is a tight schedule; however, the administration and President Trump have made this bill a legislative priority.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The bankruptcy proceedings are on a tight schedule, and time is running out before the sale.
—Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The effort to produce a woolly mammoth is on something of a tight schedule.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Sergey Gromov, the deputy director of the Smolensk NPP, explained to Nuclear Engineering International magazine in 2023 the importance of having a tight schedule for construction on the Smolensk-II plant.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Thanks to his tight schedule, he’s been anxious to hit some balls with the holidays over.
—Andy Frye, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Tight schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20schedule. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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