no-showing
Failing to appear
No-showing is failing to appear for a scheduled commitment—a reservation, appointment, flight, or event—without canceling in advance.
The term is common in service industries where empty seats or unused time slots cost money: The restaurant lost hundreds of dollars from no-showing customers.
Someone who no-shows may face fees or penalties.
State of not being
- flakingShedding in layers
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- bailingEscaping or emptying water
skipping · standing up · blowing off · missing · canceling · unreliable · uncommitted · absent
Habitual failure to attend
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- AWOLAbsent without permission
- unexcusedLacking official approval
- disciplinaryRelated to enforcing rules
termination · unreliable · shift · coverage · understaffed · call-out · abandonment · write-up
Charge for voiding reservations
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- rebookingReserving again after cancellation
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
overbooking · forfeiture · charge · late fee · strike · ban
absence
State of not being
- flakingShedding in layers
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- ditchingHastily discarding something
bailing · skipping · standing up · blowing off · missing · canceling · unreliable · uncommitted · absent · AWOL
absenteeism
Habitual failure to attend
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- AWOLAbsent without permission
- unexcusedLacking official approval
disciplinary · termination · unreliable · shift · coverage · understaffed · call-out · abandonment · write-up · firing
cancellation fee
Charge for voiding reservations
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- rebookingReserving again after cancellation
waitlist · overbooking · forfeiture · charge · late fee · strike · ban
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- interviewFormal questioning session
audition · meeting · date · dinner · flight · hotel · restaurant · concert · wedding · callback
no-showingshowing up
Arriving at a place
appearing · attending · arriving · turning up · making it
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