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scheduled

British  
/ ˈʃɛdjuːld /

adjective

  1. arranged or planned according to a programme, timetable, etc

    a scheduled meeting

    a change to the scheduled programmes on TV tonight

  2. (of an aircraft or a flight) part of a regular service, not specially chartered

  3. (of a building, place of historic interest, etc) entered on a list of places to be preserved See also listed building

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

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The structure, which towers over the White House, was paid for by the UFC, which is scheduled to host a series of fights on the premises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend Monday's NBA game at Madison Square Garden, saying recently that he accepted an invitation from Knicks owner James Dolan.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

There will be no disruptions to scheduled train travel, Tisch said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Musk is scheduled to host a fireside chat with ASML’s chief executive, Christophe Fouquet, and discuss AI, robotics, space exploration and chip manufacturing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In September 1961, a few days before the Pensacola phase was to begin, Lovelace sent telegrams to the women scheduled to arrive for testing.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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