tight
adjective
uk/taɪt/ us GOVERNMENT, LAW
controlled very carefully:
tight controls/security/restrictions The talks were held amid tight security in London.
FINANCE, MANAGEMENT
if money or time is tight, there is only just enough of it:
Finances are tight and no university has spare cash.
tight budget/deadline/schedule We're working to a very tight schedule.
ECONOMICS, COMMERCE
if there is a tight market, there is not as much of something available as is wanted or needed:
They should not restrict so much land in an already tight and overpriced housing market.
A tight labor market is an employer's nightmare.
keep a tight rein on sth
to control something, especially spending, in a very careful way:
The chancellor was urged to keep a tight rein on public finances.