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
Sousanna	-	Biblical Greek
Micha	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Vasanta	-	Hinduism
Dionisia	-	Medieval English
RosÁRio	roo-ZA-ryoo	Portuguese
Arif	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali