Daily life

be buzzing

full of lively activity

If a place is buzzing, it is full of excitement, activity, and lively energy.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Was the concert venue quiet when you arrived?

Not at all; the place was buzzing.

Play the conversation

The café was buzzing after the football match finished.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The place was buzz.

Say: The place was buzzing.

After "was," use the -ing form "buzzing" in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

the place is buzzing; the place was buzzing

Your turn: say it out loud

The café was buzzing after the football match finished.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be buzzing

full of lively activity

“The café was buzzing after the football match finished.”

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