Time adverbial ambiguity

Question

I have booked a flight in September.

In the above sentence, does it mean the flight is in September or the action of booking is in September?

In May, I have booked a flight back to home in September.

This sentence should be more clear than the previous one. But I feel like it is not a very good expression, is it? How do I reword this sentence so it gets better?

Jason Bassford · Answer

One simple (and the shortest) way of rephrasing the sentence so that it unambiguously provides the meaning you want is the following:

I have booked a September flight.

This turns September into an attributive noun, leaving no room for misinterpretation.

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