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Book a meeting room

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCore term

In business english, book a meeting room means: To reserve a room in advance for a meeting at a specific time so others cannot use it then.

In Turkish: toplantı odası ayırtmak

How it is used

Used in offices when arranging in-person or hybrid meetings. Often appears with room calendars, booking systems, and availability checks.

Example sentences

  1. Could you book a meeting room for Thursday afternoon that has a screen large enough for the client demo?

    Here, the phrase means reserving a specific physical space that matches the practical needs of the session.

  2. I forgot to book a meeting room, so our project update had to move online at the last minute.

    In this example, not reserving the room caused a scheduling problem and changed how the meeting was held.

Common collocations

  • book a meeting room in advance
  • meeting room booking
  • check room availability
  • availabilityThe times when someone is free to meet, talk or work on something.
  • rescheduleTo change the date or time of a meeting, call or event that was already planned.

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