get tied up

To be or become detained or delayed by someone, something, or some task. Sorry I'm late! I got tied up in a meeting at work and couldn't leave. I was on my way to see a movie but got tied up talking to Pete on the way there.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jahzeel	-	Biblical
Toiba	-	Yiddish
Smadar	-	Hebrew
Aoife	EE-fa	Irish, Irish Mythology
Jussi	YOOS-see	Finnish
Willa	WIL-ə	English