scheduled
Britishadjective
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arranged or planned according to a programme, timetable, etc
a scheduled meeting
a change to the scheduled programmes on TV tonight
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(of an aircraft or a flight) part of a regular service, not specially chartered
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(of a building, place of historic interest, etc) entered on a list of places to be preserved See also listed building
Explanation
Scheduled means that something is planned for a specific date and time. If a plane is scheduled to depart at 9 a.m. and it's still sitting on the tarmac at 2 p.m., the passengers may become irate. You may write a scheduled event down in your daily calendar so you won't forget it — like the meeting you've scheduled with your boss, which you'd better not miss. Airplanes, buses, and trains all have scheduled departure and arrival times, although they may not always leave or arrive on schedule — in other words, they may be delayed. Movies are notorious for starting long after their scheduled times.
Vocabulary lists containing scheduled
Example Sentences
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The mother and daughter are scheduled to go to trial in September.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The government is also scheduled to release machinery orders for June on Wednesday, July’s trade balance data on Thursday and nationwide consumer price figures for July on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Among the reasons are “unique stressors, such as poor habitability, noise and demanding scheduled that leave inadequate time for sleep and rest,” the study found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The sentencing for the federal charges is scheduled for 18 December.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The next day there was no bull-fight scheduled.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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