rebook

verb

re·​book (ˌ)rē-ˈbu̇k 

rebooked; rebooking; rebooks

transitive + intransitive

: to book again or anew

rebooking the passengers on other flights

The band had to rebook their shows.

rebook a hotel room

Seats were still hard to come by as passengers scrambled to rebook flights.

—Corilyn Shropshire

… was rebooked on suspicion of battery against a correctional officer after an incident that took place while he was in custody.

—Gus Thomson

When I tried to rebook, an agent told me there were no options in the Caribbean for the same dates.

—Christopher Elliott

Examples of rebook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several airlines were asking customers to rebook their travel plans for a later date. —Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025

Delta Air Lines Delta issued a Central U.S. weather advisory to allow passengers traveling from Jan. 3 to Jan. 6 to rebook their travel to, through or from 12 airports for free. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025

Delta issued a waiver allowing all passengers traveling Friday to rebook their flights. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024

Frontier will not rebook travelers on other airlines, cover hotel costs or provide transportation to a hotel for overnight cancellations. —Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above