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
Judith	['dʒu:diθ]
Atanasije	-	Serbian
Laurentius	-	Ancient Roman
Eeva	E:-vah	Finnish
Tacito	tah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Isokrates	-	Ancient Greek