how do you ask about the progress of something?
how's it coming along?
when you say you're doing it
I'm working on it
when you reserve some time to do something
set time aside
when you say you haven't had time to do something
I haven't got round to it yet
a synonym for busy
hectic
when something is stressful it makes you
stressed
when you show you have heard/received the message
acknowledge
a verb to say something is expected eg a a baby, a train, an assignment
due
direct way of asking why something is not ready
what's taking so long?
when you decide to do something later that is boring or you are being lazy
procrastinate/put off
When you are not on time
behind schedule
when you are talking about different things but don't realise
talking at cross purposes