schedule

[ skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl; British shed-yool, shej-ool ]

/ ˈskɛdʒ ul, -ʊl, -u əl; British ˈʃɛd yul, ˈʃɛdʒ ul /

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noun

a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.

a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period: He always has a full schedule.

a timetable.

a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, especially one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document.

Obsolete. a written paper.

verb (used with object), sched·uled, sched·ul·ing.

to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule.

to plan for a certain date: to schedule publication for June.

OTHER WORDS FOR schedule

4 table, register.

6 register, list, enroll, tabulate.

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Origin of schedule

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin schedula, equivalent to Latin sched(a) “leaf of paper” + -ula noun suffix (see -ule); replacing Middle English cedule, sedule, from Middle French, from Late Latin, as above

synonym study for schedule

4. See list¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM schedule

sched·u·lar, adjectivesched·ul·er, nounpre·sched·ule, verb (used with object), pre·sched·uled, pre·sched·ul·ing.sub·sched·ule, noun

un·sched·uled, adjectivewell-scheduled, adjective

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How to use schedule in a sentence

Ten Catholic schools in Montgomery County have followed a “hybrid” schedule that blends online and in-person learning in the fall, and seven offered fuller in-person learning.
Montgomery County urges private schools to consider move to all-virtual learning|Donna St. George|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
What’s more, the company reached that goal two years ahead of schedule.
Apple’s new D&I head has a track record of making a measurable difference|kristenlbellstrom|November 20, 2020|Fortune
Not just for the Big Ten, among the conferences using Elmer’s to hold together its schedule.
College football has been battered by covid. What’s most startling is our acceptance.|Barry Svrluga|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
If Cincinnati finishes unbeaten against a very tough schedule, it should absolutely be the fourth team.
Cincinnati and BYU are making a case for the College Football Playoff. Is anyone listening?|John Feinstein|November 20, 2020|Washington Post

Under Whye’s leadership, the company reached this goal two years ahead of schedule.
Exclusive: Apple hires Intel’s Barbara Whye as its new head of diversity|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|November 19, 2020|Fortune
Cosby is still scheduling performances for early 2015, and not all of his December performances have been cancelled.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account|Scott Porch|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Needless to say, scheduling major events on the Jewish High Holidays does nothing to assuage those concerns.
Klutzy Conservative Jewish Outreach at the Values Voter Summit|Ben Jacobs|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. is scheduling up to 100 attack, surveillance, and humanitarian airdrop missions a day over Iraq.
Exclusive: ISIS’s Enemies Ask Pentagon for Drones|Eli Lake|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Organized travel demands the scheduling of every waking hour.
Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder|Clive Irving|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to multiple reports, this scheduling shakeup had been a long time in the making.
Late Night Adds Another White Dude: James Corden Replacing Craig Ferguson at ‘The Late Late Show’|Amy Zimmerman|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(c) Scheduling a report on disaster mitigation issues from the Office of Emergency Services, on the commission agenda as required.
An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken|Various
Again it is chiefly that we are scheduling more and more flights.
The Last Straw|William J. Smith
With his two girls, the young production manager does all the work of scheduling.
The Knack of Managing|Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
As the days passed the rigid scheduling of exploratory activities, always practiced by a trade mission, began to break down.
Impact|Irving E. Cox
Death was the official arbiter of shift-changing, schedule-swapping and cross-scheduling.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for schedule

schedule

/ (ˈʃɛdjuːl, esp US ˈskɛdʒʊəl) /

noun

a plan of procedure for a project, allotting the work to be done and the time for it

a list of itemsa schedule of fixed prices

a list of times, esp of arrivals and departures; timetable

a list of tasks to be performed, esp within a set period

law a list or inventory, usually supplementary to a contract, will, etc

on schedule at the expected or planned time

verb (tr)

to make a schedule of or place in a schedule

to plan to occur at a certain time

Derived forms of schedule

schedular, adjective

Word Origin for schedule

C14: earlier cedule, sedule via Old French from Late Latin schedula small piece of paper, from Latin scheda sheet of paper

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