Been keeping myself busy Meaning in English

expression · lemma: keep oneself busy

US

BIN, BINN, or BUHN KEE-ping my-SELF BIZ-ee

UK

BEEN KEE-ping my-SELF BIZ-ee

التعريف

A casual way to say you have stayed active or occupied with activities, usually when someone asks how you have been.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This expression is informal and commonly used in small talk. It's a polite way to avoid sharing details but still answer questions like 'How have you been?' It often suggests you have activities, even if nothing exciting.

• Spanish: he estado ocupándome - me he mantenido ocupado/a
• Portuguese (BR): tenho me mantido ocupado/a
• Portuguese (PT): tenho me mantido ocupado/a
• Chinese (Simplified): 一直让自己忙起来
• Chinese (Traditional): 一直讓自己忙起來
• Hindi: मैं अपने आप को व्यस्त रख रहा हूँ
• Arabic: كنت أشغل نفسي
• Bengali: আমি নিজেকে ব্যস্ত রেখেছি
• Russian: занимал(а) себя делами
• Japanese: ずっと自分を忙しくしていた
• Vietnamese: tôi đã tự làm mình bận rộn
• Korean: 계속 바쁘게 지냈어
• Turkish: kendimi meşgul ettim
• Urdu: میں خود کو مصروف رکھ رہا ہوں
• Indonesian: saya terus menyibukkan diri

جمل نموذجية

I have been keeping myself busy with work lately.

basic

During the holidays, I have been keeping myself busy by reading books.

basic

She has been keeping herself busy with gardening.

basic

Yeah, I've been keeping myself busy — you know, just lots of little things.

natural

I've been keeping myself busy since you left — makes the time go faster.

natural

Honestly, I've just been keeping myself busy so I don't overthink things.

natural