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fully booked

adjective·Everyday

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UK/ˌfʊli ˈbʊkt/
US/ˌfʊli ˈbʊkt/

Meanings

  1. adjectiveafter a verb

    Having no rooms, seats, tables or appointments left because all of them have already been reserved.

    Grammar: Usually follows be or become: the hotel is fully booked.

    Patterns

    • be fully booked
    • be fully booked for something

    The restaurant is fully booked on Saturday night.

    Sorry, the flight is fully booked until Monday.

    The dentist is fully booked for the next two weeks.

  2. adjectiveafter a verbinformal

    Having every part of your time already planned with arrangements or commitments, so you cannot take on more.

    Grammar: Used about people and their schedules: she is fully booked this month.

    Patterns

    • be fully booked this week
    • be fully booked with something

    I'm fully booked this week with client meetings.

    Our photographer is fully booked all summer.

    The tutor is fully booked until September.

Common combinations

completely fully booked
The tour is fully booked, so we have to wait.
already fully booked
The hotel was already fully booked by March.
fully booked until
The therapist is fully booked until June.
fully booked up
The campsite is fully booked up for August.
get fully booked
Popular classes get fully booked within minutes.

Synonyms and how they differ

sold out
Sold out is used for tickets and goods and suggests nothing remains to buy, while fully booked is for reservations.
booked up
Booked up is more informal and suggests time or services are taken.
full
Full is plain and can describe a room or bus, without saying it was reserved.
at capacity
At capacity is more formal and used for events and venues.

Opposites

availablevacant

Word family

book verb
to reserve in advance
booking noun
a reservation
bookable adjective
able to be reserved
overbooked adjective
having more reservations than space
rebook verb
to make a new reservation

Commonly confused: fully booked or overbooked?

fully booked vs overbooked

Overbooked means more reservations were taken than there is space, which causes problems; fully booked means exactly filled.

Practice

I tried to get a table for four tonight, but the restaurant was ___.

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