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since you were busy vs as you were busy

"Since you were busy" and "as you were busy" are both proper phrases, but they would be used in somewhat dissimilar contexts. "Since you were busy" is used to indicate a reason or cause for something that happened, while "as you were busy" is used to show a simultaneous action or condition.

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since you were busy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a reason or cause for something that happened.

This phrase is used to explain why a certain event or action occurred, linking it to the fact that the person was busy.

Examples:

Since you were busy, I handled the project on my own.
I didn't disturb you since you were busy with your work.

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... Sun Jul 03, 2011 15:39 pm but you were too busy. It seems to me that the assistance can replace 'you' to give the help since 'you' were busy ...
RM: Do you feel uncomfortable in your downtime today since you were busy at an early age? JI: My father did instill a very strong work ethic in me and my ...
No problem, you didn't even notice since you were busy with the “girls” (aka Netflix and a pint of ice cream). Cancels plans? Totes cool, you really wanted to go ...
1 day ago ... ... with the advent of , you could have melted her down faster than before, but since you were busy complaining about how well the enemy team ...

Alternatives:

Because you were busy
Due to the fact that you were busy
Considering you were busy
Given that you were busy
Owing to the fact that you were busy

as you were busy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to show a simultaneous action or condition.

This phrase is used to describe an action or situation that happened at the same time as the person being busy.

Examples:

As you were busy, I took care of the arrangements.
I didn't disturb you as you were busy with your work.

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Oct 23, 2014 ... As you were busy gettin' ready for the rapture. For the rapture. For the rapture. You were busy gettin' ready for the rapture, warning us all ...
Aug 3, 2015 ... As you were busy being happy, Nagisa took your face and kissed your soft lips passionately. You felt shocked, but you enjoyed it. He let go of ...
Have you ever cut the lawn or made dinner, only to barely remember the experience as you were busy “inside” thinking or talking to yourself? (This is like driving ...
Jul 8, 2015 ... As you were busy trying to ponder with your feelings, you weren't aware of the certain American sneaking up to you. You just suddenly felt ...

Alternatives:

While you were busy
During the time you were busy
At the same time you were busy
When you were busy
Simultaneously with you being busy

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