oversubscribed

6.1

Having more people who want something than there are places or tickets

adjective
/ˌoʊvərsəbˈskraɪbd/

: sobresuscrito

The concert was so oversubscribed that many fans couldn't get tickets.

Examples

The university's most popular course is always oversubscribed.
Applications for the seminar were oversubscribed within hours of opening.
The concert was oversubscribed within hours.
Many events have become oversubscribed due to high demand.
The concert was so oversubscribed that many fans couldn't get tickets.
Applications for the seminar were oversubscribed within hours of opening.
The university's most popular course is always oversubscribed.

Synonyms

sold-out

vsoversubscribed

58 2.1

There are no tickets or items left to buy

is about excess applicants beyond supply rather than only no items left

fully booked

vsoversubscribed

5 2.4

People have reserved all places, rooms, or tickets

means there are more requests than spots, not only that places are full

How In Demand

oversubscribed

6.1

hot issue

Jargon

1 6.1

Surface Forms

oversubscribed positive

Morphology

oversubscribed = oversubscribe (transparent) = over + subscribe + ed

Formed by adding the regular past-participial suffix '-ed' to the verb 'oversubscribe', yielding the adjective meaning 'having been subscribed to in excess'.

Etymology

The word oversubscribed is made from over- which means 'too much' and subscribe which means 'to sign up'; subscribe is like script, which means 'write'. So, if something is oversubscribed, more people have signed up or tried to buy than there are places or tickets.