时间被占用 / 进度落后怎么说 — take up / fallen behind
核心场景：向同事或上司解释"某项目占用了大量时间，导致其他事情耽误了/没有进展"。
一、推荐句型
职场场景（解释进度落后）：
The xx project has been taking up a lot of my time, so I've fallen a bit behind.
The xx project has eaten up most of my time, so I've lost some ground on other things.
口语/随意场景（解释没干正事）：
The xx project has been taking up so much of my time — I feel like I've been spinning my wheels a bit.
Honestly, the xx project has consumed a lot of my bandwidth, so I've wasted some time in the process.
二、关键词拆解
| 中文 | 地道英文 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|
| 占用了大量时间 | take up a lot of time | 最常用 ✅ |
| 把时间吃掉了 | eat up my time | 口语，语气更强烈 |
| 占用精力/带宽 | take up my bandwidth | 职场常见，比喻认知资源 |
| 进度落后了 | fallen behind | 最准确，推荐首选 |
| 损失了些时间 | lost some time / lost some ground | 通用，中性 |
| 原地打转没产出 | spinning my wheels | 努力但没进展，见下方详解 |
三、spinning my wheels 详解
字面：轮子空转（车轮转但车不动）
比喻：努力了但没有实际产出，白费时间
I feel like I've been spinning my wheels on this.
我感觉一直在白忙，没什么进展。
We've been spinning our wheels trying to fix this bug.
我们一直在这个 bug 上打转，没什么进展。
💡 适合表达"不是不努力，但卡住了/效率很低"的场景，比直接说"wasted time"语气更自然、不那么自责。
四、bandwidth 详解
原意：网络带宽
职场比喻：一个人的时间/精力/注意力容量
I don't have the bandwidth for this right now.
我现在没有精力处理这个。
The xx project has taken up all my bandwidth.
xx 项目占用了我所有的精力。
Sorry, my bandwidth is pretty stretched this week.
不好意思，我这周精力已经很紧张了。
五、场景对话
场景 A：周会进度汇报
The xx project has been taking up a lot of my time this week, so I've fallen a bit behind on the other tasks. I'll catch up by end of week.
场景 B：跟同事解释
Honestly, the xx project has eaten up most of my bandwidth — I feel like I've been spinning my wheels a bit on everything else.
See Also
- ../职场英语.md — 职场汇报、沟通表达
- ../句子润色.md — 原句润色记录
- 03-纠结怎么说-hung-up-on.md — 近义场景：纠结/执着放不下