also hard pressed
1.
If someone is hard-pressed , they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they have not got enough money. ( JOURNALISM )
The region’s hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
ADJ
2.
If you will be hard-pressed to do something, you will have great difficulty doing it.
This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
ADJ : v-link ADJ to-inf