[Vocabulary] "to pack a lot in" meaning

[tereza.muckova]

Hello

I'm reading an article about a comic-con festival and I don't quite understand the meaning of this sentence: "Thursday to Sunday is a short time in which to pack a lot in."

Does it mean that the event is too short to go through all the activities at the festival?

Thanks in advance!

 

[GoesStation]

Yes. The metaphor is an extension of the idea of packing stuff into a container.

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum.

You've got the right idea. To take part in all the activities, it would say '...is a short time in which to pack everything in'.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes. They are exactly right.

Do NOT confuse it with to pack it in, which means to quit.

 

[Tdol]

I'm reading an article about a comic-con festival and I don't quite understand the meaning of this sentence: "Thursday to Sunday is a short time in which to pack a lot in."

You have the right idea, but I don't think the original sentence is very good, as you can pack a lot in in three days. There may be too much for you to see everything, but that doesn't stop you from seeing a lot.