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 under-fire Sanchez was scheduled to visit a social housing scheme in Barcelona on Monday afternoon.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The “Maggie May” singer is also scheduled to perform a handful of U.S. shows next year, including four stops across Georgia, Mississippi and Florida in March and a two-night stand in Colorado in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The trial, initially scheduled for 2021, was suspended due to concerns prosecutors had been unable to track down the defendants to issue the charges.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Messrs. Trump and Xi intend to meet twice more this year, during international gatherings scheduled for November and December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Marco arrives at Mr. Barris’s London office only a few minutes before his scheduled appointment, surprised to find the normally well-ordered space in near bedlam, full of half-packed crates and stacks of boxes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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