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44/ Describe a situation when you didn't have enough time 
You should say:
 
- when it was
 
- where you were
 
- what you tried to do or finish
 
- and explain why you didn't have enough time for it
 
 
I’m going to tell you about a time I was 
overwhelmed
. I was doing extra hours 
at work for a co-worker who was ill, so I already had 
plenty on my plate (to 
have a lot to do)
. To add to this, my friend asked me to help her out with an 
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online project of her, which required a lot of time, energy, and research. Let me 
give you more details.
 
Well, this was just the other week actually in my hometown. She’s been a long-
time friend of mine, so I really wanted to 
give her a hand
, but I simply couldn't 
manage it. It was a very 
time-sensitive
 project, so I didn't want to accept it then 
later give up. However, she pushed me into it so I 
ended up
 doing what I could 
of it. The thing that really 
bugged
 me was that she made it seem like it would 
be a simple activity, but it required me to research online for several hours, not 
to mention then writing out documents for about 6 hours each; there were 4 
separate assignments. So, 
in the end
, I did one assignment part of it then sent 
it back to her and told her she will have to make other arrangements.
 
I usually work about 40 hours a week, however, it was over 50 with my extra 
hours that week, so I simply didn't have much time