keep busy

Frequency: 8.035.6 per million words

To remain actively occupied, often to avoid boredom or idleness.

busyVERB + busy

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Examples (10)

  • She needed to keep busy.
  • I have enough work to keep me busy.
  • Gardening will keep him busy during his retirement.
  • He's trying to keep busy to take his mind off the bad news.
  • The best way to get over a breakup is to keep busy with friends.
  • Keeping busy helps me manage my anxiety.
  • How do you keep the children busy on a rainy day?
  • By the time she arrived, he had found plenty of chores to keep himself busy.
  • If you want to keep busy, you could help me sort these files.
  • With three kids under five, I don't need any help keeping busy!