# double booked

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/double-booked
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.

## Examples

- I am double booked for my meetings today.
- I cannot attend your lunch because I am double booked with a client meeting at the same time.
- The conference organizer apologized profusely after realizing the main hall was double booked for both the keynote speech and the awards ceremony.

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