adjective

hectic

HEK-tik/ˈhektɪk/

Very busy and rushed.

The cafe's hectic rush keeps the server moving.

A hectic café service rush: a server hurries with a loaded tray while a coworker simultaneously hands him another order across a crowded pickup counter.

Etymology

Greek hektikos meant “continuous, habitual” and also described lingering fevers. The modern sense transfers the feverish intensity of illness to rushed, disorganized activity.

In context

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More examples

She endured a hectic week.
The schedule became hectic.
They escaped the hectic pace.

Forms

hectic

Similar words

frantic: More strongly suggests desperate agitation.
bustling: Busy in a potentially cheerful orderly way.