How to Pronounce "hardly have time to breathe"
expression
HARD-lee hav TIME tuh BREETH
HARD-lee hav TIME too BREETH
Definition
If you hardly have time to breathe, you are extremely busy and have very little free time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑɹdɫi/ /ˈhæv/ /ˈtaɪm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈbɹið
British English
hˈɑːdli/ /hæv/ /tˈaɪm/ /tˈuː/ /bɹˈiːð
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HARD-lee hav TIME tuh BREETH
UK
HARD-lee hav TIME too BREETH
Listen in Context
This week, I hardly have time to breathe because of all my meetings.
Parents of newborn babies hardly have time to breathe.
She works so much that she hardly has time to breathe.
Since I started my new job, I hardly have time to breathe during the day.