double-booking
Two simultaneous commitments
Double-booking is scheduling two conflicting appointments or commitments for the same time slot.
The term applies to personal calendars I double-booked myself and had to cancel lunch and to businesses that overcommit resources: airlines double-book seats expecting some passengers won't show, hotels double-book rooms.
As a verb: The receptionist accidentally double-booked the conference room.
Partial coincidence of coverage
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- calendarDate-tracking system
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
reservations · engagements · meetings · slots · timing · dates · agenda · timetable
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
negligence · snafu · bungle · botch · fiasco · muddle · inefficiency · carelessness
Persistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- tensionStretched or strained state
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
pressure · scrambling · apologizing · embarrassment · awkwardness · frantic · rushed · last-minute
Going beyond safe capacity
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
obligations · planning · allocation · burnout · boundaries · capacity · workload
overlap
Partial coincidence of coverage
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- calendarDate-tracking system
appointments · reservations · engagements · meetings · slots · timing · dates · agenda · timetable · commitments
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
disorganization · negligence · snafu · bungle · botch · fiasco · muddle · inefficiency · carelessness · misstep
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- tensionStretched or strained state
overwhelm · pressure · scrambling · apologizing · embarrassment · awkwardness · frantic · rushed · last-minute · accommodation
overextending
Going beyond safe capacity
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- prioritizationRanking by importance
deadlines · obligations · planning · allocation · burnout · boundaries · capacity · workload
- scheduling termsASAP, appointment, meeting, reservation, session
- burnout signsburnout, stress, fatigue, exhaustion, overwhelm
double-bookingcancellation
Voiding of plans
no-show · underbooked · unscheduled · vacant · uncommitted
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