What is a Busy hold?
A Busy hold is a private placeholder. When you're booked in one calendar, Syncydo adds one to your others, so anyone looking at any of them sees you're taken.
Updated November 12, 2026
What it looks like
Say your dentist appointment is in your personal Google calendar at 10:30. Syncydo adds an event to your work Outlook calendar at 10:30 that says Busy. Colleagues trying to book you see that time is taken. They don't see the word "dentist".
What a hold does
- It follows the meeting. Move or cancel the meeting and the hold moves or disappears.
- It works both ways. Work meetings hold time in your personal calendar too.
- It only holds time you've committed to. Invitations you haven't accepted, or answered "Maybe", don't block your other calendars.
- It's removed when you leave. Disconnect a calendar or delete your account and every hold goes with it.
What other people see
By default, the word Busy and the time. On Plus you can choose your own word or show the calendar's name, like "Personal" or "Client A". On Pro you can show the original title where you want to. You choose this for yourself; nothing changes unless you turn it on.
What if I move a hold by hand?
Syncydo puts it back, because the hold belongs to a meeting somewhere else. To change the time, move the meeting itself and the hold follows.
How fast is it?
Within seconds on Plus and Pro. Every 15 minutes on the free plan.
Questions
Is a Busy hold the same as sharing my calendar?
No. Sharing lets someone look at your calendar. A hold puts a private placeholder into the calendar they already use, with no details.
Can I pick which calendars get holds?
Yes. For each calendar you choose whether it blocks your others and whether it receives holds.
Do holds send invitations to anyone?
No. A hold is an event only on your own calendar. Nobody is invited or notified.