Sentence examples for get tied up from inspiring English sources
verb
To be detained or delayed.
- He got tied up in traffic and arrived late to the meeting.
You get tied up in knots.
Don't want a get tied up in that damn parade".
Yet the pipes get tied up years in advance.
You can get tied up trying to figure out who is what.
The older you get, the more loose ends that you've observed through life get tied up.
In response, top Democrats warned that the emergency relief should not get tied up in the running budget dispute.
Their identities get tied up with their avatars, and that in itself makes the sites seem important.
The men persistently grasp their female partners by the head, and only the women get tied up.
And besides, it's like West said: "A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up".
This worries some residents, who fear that Mr. Gray will stop the overhaul of the school system and let it get tied up in debates over process.
Road sensors are found only along sections of major highways, for example, not along back routes that get tied up during apple-picking season.
