hard-pressed
adjective
[ ˌhɑːdˈprɛst ]
• closely pursued.
• "the hard-pressed French infantry"
Similar:
under attack,
closely pursued,
hotly pursued,
harried,
hounded,
• burdened with urgent business.
• "training centres are hard-pressed and insufficient in numbers"
Similar:
in difficulties,
under pressure,
under stress,
troubled,
beleaguered,
harassed,
with one's back to the wall,
in a tight corner,
in a tight spot,
busy,
overburdened,
overworked,
overloaded,
overtaxed,
rushed off one's feet,
time-poor,
at the end of one's rope,
pushed,
up against it,
under the cosh,
