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

Southwest Airlines is also one of the airlines offering travelers from Kansas City the option to rebook without fees within 14 days of their original travel date. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026

Delta Air Lines issued a travel advisory allowing passengers ticketed to fly in or out of 41 airports in a dozen states between Friday through Sunday to rebook for free for travel through next Wednesday. —Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Customers with reservations during that period may rebook without paying a change in airfare. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

United has issued travel waivers for cities expected to be affected, allowing those who bought tickets on or before Tuesday to rebook without a fee if their travel is affected. —Kyle David, ABC News, 21 Jan. 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