Definitions

at it

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busy adj.
employed adj.
jobholding adj.

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

already taken assiduous diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in a meeting in conference in someone else's possession in the field in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

ADJECTIVE

employed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engaged hired occupied

STRONG

busy inked laboring operating selected signed

WEAK

active at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

jobholding

Synonyms

WEAK

active at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place inked laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working

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at it

And more than that, he’s good at it.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

But his friend Lib Dem peer Lord Don Foster says he is "still at it".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Because you can train the neuromuscular system by frequently challenging it. And it’s easier to progress, or become better at it, the more frequently you do it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

“The people who are bearish want to look at it and see that it says that we’re about to have a bubble pop.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

And yet, the next day, I was at it again.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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