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schedule
[ skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl; British shed-yool, shej-ool ]
noun
- a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion:
The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period:
He always has a full schedule.
- a timetable.
- a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, especially one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document.
- Obsolete. a written paper.
schedule
/ ˈʃɛdjuːl; ˈskɛdʒʊəl /
noun
- a plan of procedure for a project, allotting the work to be done and the time for it
- a list of items
a schedule of fixed prices
- a list of times, esp of arrivals and departures; timetable
- a list of tasks to be performed, esp within a set period
- law a list or inventory, usually supplementary to a contract, will, etc
- on scheduleat the expected or planned time
verb
- to make a schedule of or place in a schedule
- to plan to occur at a certain time
Derived Forms
- ˈschedular, adjective
Other Words From
- schedu·lar adjective
- schedul·er noun
- pre·schedule verb (used with object) prescheduled prescheduling
- sub·schedule noun
- un·scheduled adjective
- well-scheduled adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of schedule1
Idioms and Phrases
see on schedule .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Her plane landed safely at Belfast International Airport, but that site already had a heavier than usual schedule so the diverted passengers faced more delays.
In the Today interview, Badenoch also acknowledged the local elections scheduled for May next year would be difficult for her party, but said it was a marathon not a sprint.
Data from the site recently showed Manchester Victoria had the highest rate of cancellations out of the 100 busiest stations in Britain, with about one in 10 of scheduled stops cancelled between January and November.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 2.
Through the first few months of the schedule, the Lakers had seemingly exorcised their Kings demons.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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