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

Those travelers can rebook their trips at no extra charge, as long as the new flight departs by March 7. —Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026

Stern said the nonprofit’s intake form was inundated with dozens of requests, but several Americans were already able to rebook commercial travel. —Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

Morello was forced to rebook some solo shows to accommodate the E Street tour. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026

Operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were paralyzed on Monday, with flight delays of up to six hours, as airlines urged passengers to rebook their travel. —ABC News, 17 Feb. 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
• hornbook