overbook
verb (used with object)
to accept reservations for in excess of the number that can be accommodated.
was overbooking
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past progressiveof overbook.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The clinic was overbooking to accommodate all the patients they could.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
