industrious
adj.working hard and being very productive. You use this to describe someone who is always busy and gets a lot done.
adj.characterised by hard work and productivity; diligent. Often used to describe a person's work ethic or a society's economic output.
“She is an industrious student who finishes all her work early.”
“The industrious workers finished the entire project ahead of schedule despite the heavy rain.”
“The region's economy has thrived for decades, driven by an industrious population that prioritises innovation and manual labor in equal measure.”
industrious vs industrial — Industrial describes the systems and machinery of production, while industrious describes a person who works hard.
“It includes tendencies toward being industrious, self-controlled and orderly.”
From Middle French industrieux, from Late Latin industriosus (“diligent, active, industrious”), from Latin industria (“diligence, industry”); see industry.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.