preoccupancy

pre·oc·cu·pan·cy  (pr-ky-pn-s)

n.

1. The act or right of occupying a place beforehand or in advance.

2. The state of being preoccupied or engrossed; preoccupation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preoccupancy - the mental state of being preoccupied by something engrossment, preoccupation, absorption cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes abstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else absentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
	2.	preoccupancy - the act of taking occupancy before someone else does preoccupation moving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"