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schedule

schedule

1.6
A plan that shows when events and tasks will happen
  • noun
  • /ˈskɛdʒuːl/
translation icon : 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.