Meaning & use

scheduled

adjective·Everyday

Arranged or planned to happen at a specific time.

See it in a sentence

The flight was scheduled to depart at six in the morning but was delayed.

Her surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon at the city hospital.

A note on using this word

Scheduled emphasizes a fixed time on a plan or timetable, distinguishing it from something that merely might happen.

Words with a similar meaning

plannedarranged

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Words with an opposite meaning

unscheduledcancelled

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