応おう接せつに暇いとまがない

expression, i-adjective

too busy to deal with; unable to keep up

Used when one is so overwhelmed with visitors, tasks, or requests that they cannot handle them all. Often implies a constant stream of demands.

• 年ねん末まつは来らい客きゃくが多おおくて、応おう接せつに暇いとまがない。

  At the end of the year, I have so many visitors that I can't keep up with them.

• 問とい合あわせが殺さっ到とうし、応おう接せつに暇いとまがない状じょう態たいだ。

  Inquiries are flooding in, and we're unable to handle them all.