timetable

American  

[tahym-tey-buhl] / ˈtaɪmˌteɪ bəl /

noun

1. a schedule showing the times at which railroad trains, airplanes, etc., arrive and depart.

2. any schedule or plan designating the times at or within which certain things occur or are scheduled to occur.

   a timetable of coming musical events; a timetable of space research.

3. British.

   1. a university or college catalog listing all classes taught during a school semester, along with the time times that each class is held, the instructor's name, etc.

   2. a student's class schedule or course of study during a school semester.

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timetable British  

/ ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl /

noun

1. a list or table of events arranged according to the time when they take place; schedule

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verb

1. (tr) to include in or arrange according to a timetable

2. (intr) to draw up a timetable

Etymology

Origin of timetable

First recorded in 1830–40; time + table

Example Sentences

“We don’t know what this recovery timetable looks like.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The military timetable was four to six weeks, and we’re in week five.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Eastern time, the president will reiterate a two to three week timetable for concluding the operation.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Paramount wants to wrap up its Warner merger by September — a rapid timetable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Under the present timetable there were only eight months more of Francis’ laugh to bear.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Related Words

• agenda
• calendar
• itinerary
• plan
• program