tight

adjective (NOT MUCH)

/taɪt/

Definition

B2 If time or money is tight, there is only just enough of it: I'm sorry I can't stop, time's really tight. They're raising three kids on one small salary so money is very tight.Poverty and poor tightness

/ˈtaɪt.nəs/ noun [U]

(Definition of tight adjective (NOT MUCH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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