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schedule

schedule

∞ 1.6
A plan that shows when events and tasks will happen
  • noun
  • /ˈskɛdʒuːl/
: horario
  • I checked my schedule to see if I was free for the meeting next week.
  • work schedule
  • project schedule
  • course schedule

Yeah, it's all kind of the schedule changes hourly.

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Examples

  • A high school band director sends the fall marching band competition schedule to all students' homes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'm on a tight schedule.

  • How many things in your schedule are business things?

  • The number one rule I follow is make a schedule that you can keep.

  • And this Monday, Wednesday and Friday schedule will continue for a while.

  • I started going less often; my work schedule changed, and it was more difficult to find time.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Together, the client and I came up with a fee schedule for each of the various categories.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So what have you built into your schedule to help recharge the batteries?

  • I hurriedly searched my pocket for the schedule I had received in the mail the previous week.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • During lunch, district leaders distribute schedules for professional development trainings and department meetings for the year.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

timetable
vsschedule
89 1.3

A list that shows when trains, buses, or exams start and finish

is a broader plan listing events without focusing on exact clock times
lineup
vsschedule
  • Literature
61 3.2

The list of programs a station plans to air

covers any planned events or tasks rather than only broadcast programming
docket
vsschedule
  • Formal
56 8.0

A list of court cases scheduled to be heard

is used for general plans or lists across many contexts, not just legal items
1 2.7

A book or app that shows your planned appointments

is a general plan listing events and tasks rather than a recording tool

Antonyms

19 5.4

A lack of any predictable order or plan

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

Idioms

78 2.0

Happens at the planned time and is not late

Finished before the planned time

Compounds

A time with many activities and little rest

4 3.2

Not happening when planned and running late

repayment schedule
  • Specialized
1 3.9

An agreed plan showing when and how much to pay back a loan

A small unexpected delay in a planned schedule

Giving food to a baby or animal at fixed, regular times

A list that shows how much employees are paid for each job

A plan that runs smoothly and on time because it is well organized

How Detailed

itinerary
61 4.1
timetable
89 1.3
schedule
∞ 1.6
agenda
∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

schedule singular
schedules plural
schedules plural
schedule singular

Etymology

Schedule comes from the Latin word schedula, a small 'slip of paper' used for notes. People used these slips to write dates and plans, so a schedule is a plan or list that shows when things will happen.