Skip to main content
to rebook

to rebook

2 3.2
To arrange a new reservation after a change or cancellation
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbʊk/
translation icon : reprogramar
  • I had to pay to rebook a flight to Norfolk.
  • rebooked my flight

That's fucking probably not a good idea, but they do that and then people keep trying to rebook this match.

Examples

  • Hotels on and off the River Walk opened their kitchens and guest service departments to the Valencia staff, and by mid-morning, 45 gallons of coffee had been trolleyed back to Valencia's guests, all of whom were quickly rebooked into nearby hotels.

    Blog text (31)
  • Travel experts say it could take several days, or even into next week, for passengers to be rebooked.

    Blog text (33)
  • I was on the phone all day with the airline because there was like some mistake and I had to rebook my ticket.

  • So we rebooked for tomorrow and decided to spend one more night in Santa Monica.

  • HI Air canceled our flight and rebooked us for tomorrow.

    Blog text (7)
  • It's a miracle I got these seats rebooked.

  • However, United should have been able to deal with this problem in less than 72 hours, either by bringing in another plane or rebooking passengers on alternate carriers, especially in Shanghai.

    Blog text (30)
  • It happened because empathetic people working at Southwest realized that 99% of the people on the late-arriving plane would want to be rebooked on the next flight out of there.

    Blog text (20)
  • I had to rebook my flight after the cancellation yesterday.

  • After the airline changed the schedule, she quickly decided to rebook her ticket for an earlier flight.

Synonyms

to reschedule
vsto rebook
109 3.0

Move a planned event to a new time

is used to make a new reservation after a cancellation or delay

Antonyms

1.0

No longer planned or scheduled

Surface Forms

rebook infinitive
rebooked past
rebooked past participle
rebooking present participle
rebooks third person singular

Morphology

rebook = book (transparent) = re + book

The meaning is a standard and easily inferable repetition of the verb 'book': to book again.

Etymology

Rebook comes from the common prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb book, which means 'to make a reservation' like for a ticket or a hotel. So to rebook is simply to 'book again' after a change, delay, or cancellation.