Meaning & use
schedule
A plan showing the times at which particular events or tasks are intended to happen.
See it in a sentence
She checked her schedule before agreeing to another meeting that week.
The train schedule listed departures every thirty minutes during rush hour.
A note on using this word
As a verb, schedule means to arrange for something to happen at a particular time, as in 'let's schedule a call for Monday.'
Words with a similar meaning
timetableagenda
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To arrange for an event to take place at a particular time.
The doctor's office scheduled his appointment for next Thursday morning.
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