Meaning & use

booked

adjective·Everyday

Having no available time left because all appointments, seats, or slots have already been reserved.

See it in a sentence

The restaurant is fully booked for Saturday night, so we should try for Sunday instead.

I'm booked solid this week, but I could meet you first thing Monday morning.

A note on using this word

Informally, 'booked' can simply mean extremely busy, even without a literal reservation, as in 'I'm so booked this month.'

Words with a similar meaning

reservedfullbusy

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