to book up
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3.5
- phrasal verb
- /bʊk ʌp/
:
agotar (entradas/plazas)
- But again, they do tend to book up early.
- booked up months in advance
- hotels are already booked up
- booked up for the weekend
Examples
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Woo called a car service for you, but they were all booked up.
Fiction book (1994) -
There are going to be a lot of seniors battling for appointments during this period of time, so don't wait until your advisor is all booked up to try to set up a meeting.
Blog text (16) -
Well, they said they were all booked up.
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Our car's all booked up for tomorrow.
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I wish I could help, but we're completely booked up.
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The restaurants were booked up days in advance.
Fiction book (2002) -
Also, I am quite surprised at how many flats are already booked up four months in advance.
Blog text (1) -
We are all booked up, but we do have the Kapua suite available.
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"All the hotels were booked up for pets, and we have a dog and a mouse, so we decided to stay," she said.
Blog text (16) -
Hotel rooms can book up months in advance due to the market's popularity.
Synonyms
439
1.8
To arrange for a seat, room, or ticket before you need it
126
3.2
To book something in advance for future use
114
2.7
Arrange for someone or something to be available when needed
To arrange a time and reserve a place for a class or appointment
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core verb 'book' (to reserve) combined with the particle 'up' here conveys a completive/totaling meaning (reserve completely/all available), so the sense is partly derivable from the constituents. However, the specific nuance of reserving "all available places" and the phrasal-verb particle use of 'up' may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Book up comes from the old practice of writing people's names in a reservation book. When the book was full or 'up', there were no places left, so the phrase came to mean 'to reserve all available places'.