I'm swamped with work. vs I’ve been swamped with work

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "I'm swamped with work" is a present tense statement indicating a current situation of being overwhelmed with work. On the other hand, "I've been swamped with work" is in the present perfect tense, suggesting a continuous state of being overwhelmed with work that started in the past and may still be ongoing.

Last updated: April 03, 2024 • 1829 views

I'm swamped with work.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express being overwhelmed with work in the present.

This phrase is used to convey the current state of being very busy or having too much work to handle at the moment.

Examples:

I'm swamped with work this week.
Sorry, I can't go out tonight, I'm swamped with work.
I'm swamped with work, but I'll try to finish it by tomorrow.
I'm swamped with work, so I won't be able to attend the meeting.
I'm swamped with work right now, can we talk later?

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I'm swamped with work.
Besides, I'm just swamped with work.
Look, Mrs. Mansfield, I'd love to help you. It's just that I'm really swamped with work.
Well, I'd love to, but I'm... swamped with work tonight.
I'm sure you're swamped with work and wedding plans.
I'm so swamped with work at the Stappord house that Rosie agreed to help me out.
Because you just said that you were swamped with work.
Boy, Threepeat, you sure are swamped with work.
No! I've just been swamped with work.
Unfortunately, according to Paule Nyst, nephrologists are swamped with work.
You're probably swamped with work anyways...
I've just been so swamped with work I couldn't even make time to find a new place.
Said, "I'm really swamped with work!"
The Saint, swamped with work, asked Don Rua himself to give the blessing of Our Lady Help of Christians to the little one.
I'm swamped in work and people are counting on me.
DEBBIE: Honey, I'm swamped at work.
He's been swamped at work, night and day, weekends.
I am swamped at work right now, and I can't take time off for surgery.
I've just been so swamped travelling for work.
I'm so swamped with work.

Alternatives:

I have a lot of work to do.
I'm buried in work.
I'm snowed under with work.
I'm drowning in work.
I'm overwhelmed with work.

I’ve been swamped with work

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a continuous state of being overwhelmed with work that started in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate that the overwhelming workload started at some point in the past and has continued up to the present moment.

Examples:

I've been swamped with work since last month.
She's been swamped with work for weeks now.
We've been swamped with work all year.
He's been swamped with work ever since he started the new project.
They've been swamped with work since the beginning of the quarter.

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Last updated: November 25, 2024

Jul 18, 2012 ... I've been swamped with work and kids all week but my blog will be up tomorrow! Check out Jim's interview with What's Up Orange County.
Sep 12, 2024 ... ... I've been swamped with work this past week. If not, I assured her I'd definitely get it done by the deadline. She said she's so swamped as ...
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Mar 16, 2022 ... I've been swamped with work on these past months and barely had time to do anything else, so I took a few minutes for a quick warmup this morning.
Mar 9, 2023 ... I've been swamped with work so I haven't had time to do these everyday but I squeeze them in when I can Always be practicing!
Oct 11, 2018 ... Sorry I've been swamped with work the last few weeks. I'll try to look at this soon. pseudomorph · November 22, 2018. I'm due to submit my PhD ...
Sep 4, 2022 ... @LSlowak Im sorry for the late reply, I've been swamped with work. Mic access is set up properly, but no luck. I can't route any sound, and ...
Oct 29, 2015 ... I've been swamped with work recently (and by swamped I mean an extra chore or two tipped the tenuous balance of my piece-meal jigsaw ...
... I've been swamped with work, projects, childcare, and preparations for a big move coming soon. As a result, I've had to pause making content to focus on ...

Alternatives:

I have had a lot of work to do.
I've been buried in work.
I've been snowed under with work.
I've been drowning in work.
I've been overwhelmed with work.

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