unscheduled
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4.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈskɛdʒuːld/
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imprevisto
- Commander Walker is performing an unscheduled EVA to repair the S-Band antenna on the Rover.
- an unscheduled visit
- unscheduled maintenance
- an unscheduled meeting
Every video, usually unscheduled, is a brand deal.
- Every video, usually unscheduled, is a brand deal.
- Well, Sunday they had an unscheduled meeting.
- It completely took over office work and the the need to keep up with all of these asynchronous back and forth unscheduled messages.
Examples
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The Boston outbound trains made an unscheduled stop at the foot of his hill where Tom's wagon waited for them.
Fiction book (2001) -
The bus made an unscheduled stop to pick up a passenger who was running late.
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Well, Sunday they had an unscheduled meeting.
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Our train driver makes an unscheduled stop under the bridge.
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We are going to be making an unscheduled stop...
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Excuse me, folks, but we gotta make an unscheduled stop.
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You guys mind if we make an unscheduled stop?
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We have to make an unscheduled landing.
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Some children experiencing an unscheduled school transfer are at risk for academic and social difficulties.
Academic text (1993) -
Tom Selleck is paying an unscheduled visit to the seminar.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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2.5
Happening by chance and not planned
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3.5
Happening by chance without getting ready first
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7.5
Happening without being planned or thought about first
Not planned to happen at a set time
Not arranged in advance for a time or visit
Antonyms
Compounds
A joking way to say a sudden violent failure of a rocket or satellite, often an explosion
How Scheduled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unscheduled breaks into un- meaning 'not' and schedule meaning a 'written plan' or 'timetable'. So an unscheduled event is 'not on the plan' or 'not at a set time', which is why we call a surprise meeting, stop, or outage 'unscheduled'.