Meaning & use
slated
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Scheduled or planned to happen at a particular time.
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The new bridge is slated to open next spring.
Her promotion was slated for announcement at the company meeting.
A note on using this word
In British English, 'slated' can also mean harshly criticized, as in 'the film was slated by critics' -- a very different sense from the American 'scheduled' meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
scheduledplanned
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
(British, informal) Criticized harshly.
The restaurant was slated in the newspaper's review.
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