tied up with work vs tied up at work

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Tied up with work' implies being busy with work in a general sense, while 'tied up at work' specifically refers to being busy while physically at the workplace.

Last updated: April 06, 2024

tied up with work

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate being busy with work.

This phrase is used to express being busy or occupied with work in a general sense, regardless of location.

Examples:

I can't go out tonight, I'm tied up with work.
She's been tied up with work all week and hasn't had time to relax.

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tied up with work
I got a little tied up with work.
All tied up with work.
I've just been tied up with work.
They're all tied up with real work, so...
You're so tied up with your work you don't see what's going on around you anymore.
They're all tied up with real work, so...
All right, even though Dawson was on leave, his mother was convinced he was tied up with something work-related.
I just got tied up at work.
He told your mom he was tied up at work.
I was tied up at work. I'm sorry.
It's funny, because you told me you were tied up at work.
Had a crazy night. I got tied up at work.
I got tied up here at work.
There's a year's work tied up in those packs.
I've got more than a year's work tied up in me... and I've no mind to lose it for some tired horses and a pack of furs.
Clearly the future of preparatory work on the European External Action Service is tied up with the future of the Constitutional Treaty.
It's tied up with the attorneys.
He thought he had me all tied up with his purity.
I got tied up with General Slater.
I'm sure she got tied up with something important.

Alternatives:

busy with work
engrossed in work
swamped with work
buried in work
drowning in work

tied up at work

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate being busy specifically while at the workplace.

This phrase is used to convey being occupied or engaged with work tasks while physically present at the workplace.

Examples:

I can't talk right now, I'm tied up at work.
She's always tied up at work during the weekdays.

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I was tied up at work. I'm sorry.
I just got tied up at work.
He told your mom he was tied up at work.
It's funny, because you told me you were tied up at work.
Had a crazy night. I got tied up at work.
I got tied up at work.

Alternatives:

busy at work
occupied at work
engaged at work
working hard
working diligently

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