in the throes of

Meaning

in the throes of

Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity.
We won't be able to meet next week as we will be in the throes of moving offices. Perhaps the week after will be better.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

tackling

Words in the phrase

in the throes of

Close letter words and terms

in the third order in the third placement in the third position in the time in the time dimension in the time of