0 past simple and past participle of overbook --
1 to sell more tickets or places for an aircraft, holiday, etc. than are available: --
The overbooked play however failed mainly due to the cast which left it.
She was the studio's first choice for the role, but they were reluctant to offer her the part, considering her overbooked schedule.
Still, the sudden surge in travellers caused flights to become overbooked in the immediately aftermath of liberalization.
There are numerous hotels in the town itself, and beds are abundant though usually overbooked in the summer months.
Current railway network is overbooked almost all of the time.
They go on tours only to find that the hotel does not exist or that it is overbooked or that it is nothing like the brochure says.
We spent 19 months in trying to get publicity for this scheme, plus notices at airports and airtickct outlets merely informing travellers that they might be overbooked.
I almost did not get on the flight because it was overbooked.
