itinerary

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A detailed plan of a trip, listing where you will go and when.

   Grammar: Takes a/an and a plural: a busy itinerary.

   Patterns

   • an itinerary for something
   • a tight itinerary

   Our itinerary includes three days in Rome.

   The travel agent emailed me a full itinerary.

   We changed the itinerary after the storm.

2. 2nouncountableformal

   The route taken or planned for a journey.

   Grammar: Slightly formal; may describe a path as well as a schedule.

   Patterns

   • the itinerary of something

   The explorer's itinerary took him through the mountains.

   The president's itinerary has not been announced.

   The royal itinerary included several small towns.

Word forms

Common combinations

travel itinerary

I printed my travel itinerary at the airport.

plan an itinerary

We spent hours planning our itinerary.

detailed itinerary

A detailed itinerary was sent to every guest.

tight itinerary

The tour has a tight itinerary with little free time.

follow an itinerary

The group followed the itinerary exactly.

Synonyms and how they differ

schedule

Schedule is any plan of times, while itinerary is specific to a journey.

route

Route is only the path taken, while an itinerary includes timings and stops.

agenda

Agenda lists items for a meeting, not places on a trip.

plan

Plan is general, while itinerary is a detailed travel plan.

Word family

itinerant adjective

traveling from place to place for work

itinerate verb

rare verb meaning to travel from place to place

itineraries noun

plural of itinerary

Commonly confused: itinerary or agenda?

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