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booked up

British  

adjective

  1. unable to offer any appointments or accept any reservations, etc; fully booked; full up

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wembley is booked up the following weekend, after which players will head off on international duty.

From BBC May 13, 2026

The priest told Ittai that the church was fairly booked up so it needed some planning to ensure there was a space.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

The recent hashtag "collective hair washing on the 16th" calls for nationwide mass hair washing on the last day of the lunar year, with social media users joking about salons being booked up.

From Barron's Feb. 5, 2026

Still, his shutdown specials—$7 martinis and $12 double smash burgers—have packed in lunchtime crowds and booked up evening reservations.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

The Casa Marina was already booked up for the next season.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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