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

When American Airlines cancels a flight, the airline will rebook you on the next flight with available seats, according to its website. —Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

American Airlines American Airlines customers with flights scheduled to, from and through the following airports on June 17 may rebook their flights for travel through June 19. —Eve Chen, USA Today, 17 June 2026

That relief becomes tangible if a traveler hears about a delay early enough to rebook a connection or reroute ground transport before queues swell. —Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026

Consider a traveler trying to rebook a flight after a sudden cancellation. —Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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
• logbook