Describes a person who has very little free time, usually because work fills the day and then spills into the evening. The clever part is the borrowing: poor normally talks about money, and this word lifts it over to time, so that time becomes the thing you are short of.

Describes a person形容一個人 who has very little free time自由時間非常少， usually because通常是因為 work fills the day工作填滿了白天， and then spills into the evening然後又溢進晚上。 The clever part is the borrowing聰明的地方在「借」： poor normally talks about money poor 平常講的是錢， and this word lifts it over to time而這個字把它搬到時間上， so that time becomes讓時間變成 the thing you are short of你缺的那樣東西。

Very often the point is that the two do not match — 'time-poor but cash-rich' describes someone with plenty of money and no hours to spend it in, and marketing people use time-poor exactly for that customer: someone who will pay to be given a few minutes back.

Very often the point is很多時候重點是 that the two do not match錢和時間對不起來—— 'time-poor but cash-rich'時間貧乏但現金富有， describes someone形容的人 with plenty of money錢很多、 and no hours to spend it in卻沒有時間去花， and marketing people而行銷的人 use time-poor exactly for that customer用 time-poor 指的正是這種客人： someone who will pay願意付錢 to be given a few minutes back換回幾分鐘的人。

It is a modern word, more common in Britain and Australia than in America, and it belongs to journalism, advertising, and lifestyle writing more than to ordinary conversation. In daily speech people just say 'I never have any time' or 'I'm always so busy'.

It is a modern word它是個現代字， more common in Britain and Australia在英國和澳洲 than in America比在美國常見， and it belongs to它屬於 journalism, advertising, and lifestyle writing新聞、廣告和生活風格文章， more than to ordinary conversation多過屬於日常對話。 In daily speech日常說話時， people just say人們就說 'I never have any time'我都沒有時間， or或 'I'm always so busy'我總是好忙。

Written with a hyphen, and normally used of people or groups of people.

Written with a hyphen寫的時候帶連字號， and normally used of通常用來講 people or groups of people人，或一群一群的人。