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
Gifford	['gifəd]
Yotam	-	Biblical Hebrew
Gwenllian	-	Welsh
Aishah	-	Arabic, Malay
Endre (2)	-	Norwegian
Adolf	AH-dawlf (German), AH:-dawlf (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Ancient Germanic