Korean word

촉박

Pronunciation

Romanizationchokppak

Meaning

  • adjectivepressing

Example

마감이 촉박해서 숙제를 다 못 끝냈어.ma ga mi chok ppa kae seo suk jje reul ta mot kkeun nae sseo

The deadline was so close that I couldn't finish all my homework.

Illustration for 촉박 (pressing)

More examples

비행기 환승 시간이 촉박해서 서둘러 이동했다.pi haeng gi hwan seung si ga ni chok ppa kae seo seo dul leo i dong haet tta

The time for my flight connection was tight, so I hurried to make the connection.

Core concept

A narrowing time window leaves little room to finish the work.

Common phrases

  • 준비가 촉박하다chun bi ga chok ppa ka da

    little time for preparation

  • 예산이 촉박하다ye sa ni chok ppa ka da

    limited budget

  • 촉박한 상황chok ppa kan sang hwang

    pressing situation

Similar words

급하다keupada: Requiring immediate action and causing a person to hurry.
빠듯하다ppadeutada: Leaving barely enough time or money for what is needed.
빡빡하다ppakppakada: Filling a schedule so tightly that there is almost no free time.

Definition in Korean

시간적 여유가 거의 없어서 급히 처리해야 하는 상태를 나타내는 형용사.si gan jeok yeo yu ga keo ui eop sseo seo keu pi cheo ri hae ya ha neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun hyeong yong sa

Word origin

The Sino-Korean components 촉 (chok, "urge") and 박 (ppak, "press") express the idea of time pressing in with little room left.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on the situation that creates a rush, so it can describe a deadline even when no person's emotions are mentioned.

Other meanings

  • short on timeadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 촉박함chokppakamurgencynoun
  • 촉박성chokppaksseongtime pressurenoun

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