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to book in for

to book in for

3.2
To arrange a time and reserve a place for a class or appointment
  • phrasal verb
  • /bʊk ɪn fɔr/
  • UK
: reservar
  • Every day I try to do at least one thing that will progress my writing—whether that’s to start a story, write a blog post, send off a pitch, book in for a course, clean up my portfolio, or join a writing community—whatever it is, big or small, it makes me feel that I’m at least achieving something.

I actually may have just been very spontaneous then and booked in for full day of tattooing tomorrow.

Examples

  • We've got Chris Bibby booked in for Wednesday.

  • And then I have actually booked in for myself to go and get a psychic reading at Psychic Sisters and Self Jizz.

  • Yeah, we, we have booked in for a training day, but it's the day before just, it's not going to be like heavy training.

  • I actually may have just been very spontaneous then and booked in for full day of tattooing tomorrow.

    STEPHANIE TOMS

  • So, what do you think he'll feel about this freak show I've got booked in for dinner?

    The Boys in the Band (1970)

  • So I've booked in for hypnotherapy.

  • Now there's over 4,000 Germans booked in for Europe this summer.

    The Hooligan Factory (2014)

  • I assume you've bumped a few folks and booked in for the 22nd?

    This Is Christmas (2022)

  • My dear friend Rosa keeps asking me to book in for a day spa with her, yet every time I think about it, so many other things that we need (yes, really actually need) come to mind, and I back out.

    Blog text (7)

  • I decided to book in for a massage this weekend to help me relax.

Synonyms

to arrange
vsto book in for
814 2.0

To plan and organize something so it can happen

is narrower, focusing on setting a time or appointment for a service
to schedule
vsto book in for
789 3.0

To arrange something to happen at a certain time

is about reserving a place or arranging a service at that time
to book
vsto book in for
439 1.8

To arrange for a seat, room, or ticket before you need it

is focused on setting a time or appointment for a service
to reserve
vsto book in for
126 3.2

To book something in advance for future use

is about arranging a time or appointment for a service
to put down for
vsto book in for
31 3.5

Reserve a place for someone in an event, for example a class

is about formally arranging the time or appointment for that reservation
to book in
vsto book in for
  • UK
2 3.3

To sign up in advance to attend or stay at a place

is used when arranging a specific time or appointment for attendance

Antonyms

cancel
1.0

No longer planned or scheduled

How Confirmed

to confirm
  • Formal
265 2.6
to book in for
  • UK
3.2
to sign up
408 1.3

Surface Forms

book in for infinitive
booked in for past
booked in for past participle
booking in for present participle
books in for third person singular

Morphology

book + in + for

The meaning 'to make a reservation or arrange an appointment for' is directly derivable from 'book' (to reserve) combined with 'in' (register/enter) and 'for' (indicating purpose/appointment). This verb + preposition composition follows regular English patterns and is cross‑linguistically plausible, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb book in for comes from the old habit of writing your name into a register or book to hold a room or a time, and you would put your name in the book to save your place. So, to book in for something today means 'to make a reservation' or 'arrange an appointment'.