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

Airlines are offering to rebook Heathrow travelers without penalty, but the impact of the closure is expected to last for several days. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025

Bisexual couple Theo and Kit had just booked their dream trip on a European food and wine tour when their relationship imploded, leaving them with nothing but heartbreak and two vouchers to rebook their trip on a different date. —Emily Martin, Them, 10 Feb. 2025

Only Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, and United will rebook on a partner airline; Allegiant, Frontier, Southwest, and Spirit will not. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 8 Apr. 2025

Delta said its teams would help customers rebook flights to their final destinations. —Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rebook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• hornbook