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schedule

[ skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl; British shed-yool, shej-ool ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. a timetable.
  4. a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, especially one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. Obsolete. a written paper.


verb (used with object)

scheduled, scheduling.
  1. to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to plan for a certain date:

    to schedule publication for June.

schedule

/ ˈʃɛdjuːl; ˈskɛdʒʊəl /

noun

  1. a plan of procedure for a project, allotting the work to be done and the time for it
  2. a list of items

    a schedule of fixed prices

  3. a list of times, esp of arrivals and departures; timetable
  4. a list of tasks to be performed, esp within a set period
  5. law a list or inventory, usually supplementary to a contract, will, etc
  6. on schedule
    at the expected or planned time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make a schedule of or place in a schedule
  2. to plan to occur at a certain time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • u· adjective
  • u· noun
  • ·u verb (used with object) prescheduled prescheduling
  • ܲ·u noun
  • ܲ·u adjective
  • ɱ-u adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schedule1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin schedula, equivalent to Latin sched(a) “leaf of paper” + -ula noun suffix ( -ule ); replacing Middle English cedule, sedule, from Middle French, from Late Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schedule1

C14: earlier cedule, sedule via Old French from Late Latin schedula small piece of paper, from Latin scheda sheet of paper
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Idioms and Phrases

see on schedule .
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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The new fare options — Choice Extra, Choice Preferred, Choice and Basic, in descending price order — will be available for purchase in the third quarter of this year for flights scheduled in 2026, the airline said.

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Transforming the Hornets into winners will be a daunting task for O’Neal, who already has a busy schedule.

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The bill’s first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

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A libel case brought by Gerry Adams against the BBC is scheduled to begin at the High Court in Dublin on Tuesday.

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Party leaders have made big spending promises in Australia's tightly-fought election, scheduled for 3 May - with the cost of living a critical issue for voters.

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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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