Meaning & use

schedule

noun·Everyday

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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