spoken for

Idioms  

1. see speak for, def. 3.

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Example Sentences

It shows up during anxiety, when too many choices feel like noise, and during creative periods, when the day’s decisions have already been spoken for.

From Salon

Miran can stay on as a holdover until a successor is confirmed, but that seat is spoken for—it is the vehicle for installing the new chair.

From The Wall Street Journal

Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time publicly about fighting off an attacker on a train when she was a teenager, in an interview broadcast Wednesday.

From Barron's

With 10 of the spots seemingly spoken for, they would need to choose between Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami for the final two berths.

From The Wall Street Journal

Worse still, the money is already spoken for.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• committed
• hooked
• matched