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
Kain	-	Biblical Greek
Ulvİ	-	Turkish
Louiza	-	Greek
Miyu	mee-yoo	Japanese
Pavlina	-	Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Zeus	ZOOS (English)	Greek Mythology