itinerary
Americannoun
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itineraries
plural
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a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit; plan of travel.
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a line of travel; route.
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an account of a journey; record of travel.
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a book describing a route or routes of travel with information helpful to travelers; guidebook for travelers.
adjective
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of or relating to travel or travel routes.
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Obsolete. itinerant.
noun
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a plan or line of travel; route
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a record of a journey
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a guidebook for travellers
adjective
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of or relating to travel or routes of travel
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a less common word for itinerant
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of itinerary
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin itinerārium, noun use of neuter of itinerārius “of a journey,” from itiner-, stem of iter “journey” ( see iter) + -ārius -ary
Explanation
An itinerary is your travel plan — where you will go and when you will be there. The term is also sometimes used for a guidebook or travel journal. If you make plans to fly to Paris from Beijing or take a train to Chicago from Mexico City, you will need an itinerary. That means you will have a plan that displays how you will get from point to point in your travels and when you will be at each point. This word comes from the Middle English itinerarius and is defined as being "about a journey." Itineraries can be really useful because if you give your mother yours, she will always know where you are!
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Saturday's itinerary varies widely depending on the location, from a music festival in Los Angeles and a march to the Supreme Court in Washington, to family-friendly workshops in Chicago and election observer training in Atlanta.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But they decided the new itinerary presented to them a few days before departure was so different from what they had booked that they didn't want to go.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
To prove her point, Spencer waves a smartphone in front of the camera and starts sharing an ambitious, cobbled-together itinerary that, true to her TV roots, includes multiple storylines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
This is just the autumn itinerary for a wild year of letting themselves chase hobbies and passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Had she brought me here to give me the clues to piece together an itinerary?
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
The auction will go ahead with memorabilia, which includes internal tour itineraries, original setlists, a band-played Epiphone guitar and an original Kangol Oasis tour Parka.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The stakes go far beyond daily routines or vacation itineraries; small businesses lose out on potential foot traffic and revenue whenever a thunderstorm icon appears, even if it’s bright and sunny outside.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Each year, the Grammy-winning singer curates itineraries for different locations across the globe for her listeners to follow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
American visitors also said flights were a headache, often involving last-minute cancellations, schedule changes and winding itineraries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He had printed up individual itineraries for each of us, including times exact to the second.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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