reschedule

American  

[ree-skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl, ree-shed-yool, -shej-ool] / riˈskɛdʒ ul, -ʊl, -u əl, riˈʃɛd yul, -ˈʃɛdʒ ul /

verb (used with object)

rescheduled, rescheduling

1. to schedule for another or later time.

   to reschedule a baseball game because of rain.

2. (of a loan) to extend the time for repaying, often granting concessions on interest rates, amount of payments, etc..

   to reschedule debts from developing countries.

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reschedule British  

/ riːˈʃɛdjuːl, -skɛdʒʊəl /

verb

1. to change the time, date, or schedule of

2. to arrange a revised schedule for repayment of (a debt)

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Etymology

Origin of reschedule

First recorded in 1965–70; re- + schedule

Example Sentences

The record 43-day government shutdown prevented the agency from collecting key data for October, the BLS said, and that’s led to the rescheduling of all the monthly economic reports for November.

From MarketWatch

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has rescheduled two releases originally due to be published in the coming week after the recent shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Walsh, an author and Daily Wire podcast host, said he was forced to reschedule his appearance at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, one of the stops on his ongoing college tour.

From Washington Times

But the 2021 event — also set to be held in Indonesia — was canceled because of the pandemic, and rescheduled for this year.

From New York Times

The Brazilian government is trying to reschedule it for April 11.

From Reuters

Related Words

• adjourn
• postpone
• shelve
• suspend