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

Related Words

• adjourn
• postpone
• shelve
• suspend