reschedule
Americanverb (used with object)
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reschedules,
present (3rd person singular)
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rescheduled,
past participle, past
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rescheduling
present participle
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to schedule for another or later time.
to reschedule a baseball game because of rain.
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(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.
verb
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to change the time, date, or schedule of
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to arrange a revised schedule for repayment of (a debt)
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reschedulesimple
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reschedulessimple
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have rescheduledperfect
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has rescheduledperfect
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am reschedulingprogressive
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are reschedulingprogressive
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is reschedulingprogressive
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have been reschedulingperfect progressive
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has been reschedulingperfect progressive
Past
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rescheduledsimple
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had rescheduledperfect
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was reschedulingprogressive
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were reschedulingprogressive
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had been reschedulingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reschedule
Explanation
If you reschedule an event, you move it to a different time or place. If you schedule a trip to the water park, but the weather looks stormy, you definitely want to reschedule for a day when there won't be lightning. The verb reschedule can also refer to rearranging a payment schedule for a loan or other debt, especially to defer a payment. Sometimes your bank will offer you the chance to reschedule a payment — especially around the holidays — but be careful when deciding to make a payment later because the bank may charge you a fee and you may still be charged interest. You will need to reschedule the time of your meeting because some of the members of the committee can't make it on the day you've chosen.
Vocabulary lists containing reschedule
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A Perfect Child representative replied, agreeing to reschedule for early March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Asked during a court hearing on Wednesday whether the state intended to reschedule Pike's execution, the state's attorney general said he did not know.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"No one flew into a rage, because after all, this is due to natural disaster," the businesswoman, who had to reschedule her flight to Tuesday, told AFP Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The court determined that my friend failed to reschedule a hearing, although he says he has documentation showing that he attempted to do so.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Earlier today, I asked Zara what she thought, and she told me that no guy would have gone to the trouble of tracking down my number to reschedule a date only to not show up.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"A meaningful decline would likely take four to eight weeks after reopening, as production ramps up and shipping reschedules," says Torero.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
My red flags in a client: Entitlement, unrealistic expectations and consistent cancellations or reschedules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
And the events that are not 2020 or 2021 reschedules — the majority — are likely to be dominated by couples who got engaged during the pandemic.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
When Delta Air Lines reschedules Terry Kulka’s flight, she wants a refund.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
He declined to say why the state couldn’t publish the findings before it reschedules the hearings.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2021
Those who are unable to attend the rescheduled concerts are advised to request a refund through the original point of purchase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The event will be rescheduled, said the group’s founder, Aum Desai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
They have also added shows in Munich and Rome, while their Paris dates have been rescheduled because of planned railway engineering works.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Slovenian-born former model skipped a number of other major events including the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner on July 24, despite having attended the first version in April, which was disrupted by a gunman.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
When someone pointed out that the game could easily last until two in the morning, it was rescheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. the next day, Sunday afternoon.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Hours before he was expected to take the stage on Monday at the Greek Theatre, the Welsh crooner announced on Instagram that he was rescheduling his L.A. and San Diego concerts on doctor’s orders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
A simple Google search of this management software continues to show on-going issues due to outages, ransomware breaches, cyberattacks and tech glitches that caused global classes and exams to need rescheduling.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
The administration says it has provided new language and remains in talks with the senators, leaving open the possibility of rescheduling the vote before the Senate's August recess.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
This month, immigration judges suddenly began holding “mega master” hearings after the federal government began rescheduling thousands of immigration hearings with only a few days’ notice.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Belmont officials grudgingly agreed to consider it, and there was talk of rescheduling the race for the fall meeting.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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