reschedule
Americanverb (used with object)
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reschedules,
present (3rd person singular)
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rescheduled,
past participle, past
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rescheduling
present participle
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to schedule for another or later time.
to reschedule a baseball game because of rain.
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(of a loan) to extend the time for repaying, often granting concessions on interest rates, amount of payments, etc..
to reschedule debts from developing countries.
verb
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to change the time, date, or schedule of
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to arrange a revised schedule for repayment of (a debt)
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reschedulesimple
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reschedulessimple
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have rescheduledperfect
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has rescheduledperfect
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am reschedulingprogressive
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are reschedulingprogressive
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is reschedulingprogressive
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have been reschedulingperfect progressive
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has been reschedulingperfect progressive
Past
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rescheduledsimple
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had rescheduledperfect
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was reschedulingprogressive
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were reschedulingprogressive
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had been reschedulingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reschedule
Explanation
If you reschedule an event, you move it to a different time or place. If you schedule a trip to the water park, but the weather looks stormy, you definitely want to reschedule for a day when there won't be lightning. The verb reschedule can also refer to rearranging a payment schedule for a loan or other debt, especially to defer a payment. Sometimes your bank will offer you the chance to reschedule a payment — especially around the holidays — but be careful when deciding to make a payment later because the bank may charge you a fee and you may still be charged interest. You will need to reschedule the time of your meeting because some of the members of the committee can't make it on the day you've chosen.
Vocabulary lists containing reschedule
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The court determined that my friend failed to reschedule a hearing, although he says he has documentation showing that he attempted to do so.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
She fell behind on her payments four months ago and is now seeking to reschedule her debt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The organisers of Saturday's Paris Pride said they were looking to reschedule the march in September.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Never mind that it isn’t even his party to reschedule.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
“I’m sorry,” says the gate agent, not sounding sorry at all, “but as the last to purchase, I’m obliged to reschedule you to a later flight.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
"A meaningful decline would likely take four to eight weeks after reopening, as production ramps up and shipping reschedules," says Torero.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
“It goes up,” Tite said of the ball, “and he reschedules all his plan,” and what adept plan-reschedulers they are.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2022
My red flags in a client: Entitlement, unrealistic expectations and consistent cancellations or reschedules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
And the events that are not 2020 or 2021 reschedules — the majority — are likely to be dominated by couples who got engaged during the pandemic.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
When Delta Air Lines reschedules Terry Kulka’s flight, she wants a refund.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Hearings can be rescheduled or delayed if documents filed with the court — including materials submitted as supporting evidence — have not been served on the alleged abuser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Slovenian-born former model skipped a number of other major events including the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner on July 24, despite having attended the first version in April, which was disrupted by a gunman.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is unclear when, or if, the deposition will be rescheduled.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The trial was rescheduled multiple times including for not passing another psychiatric examination.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
When someone pointed out that the game could easily last until two in the morning, it was rescheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. the next day, Sunday afternoon.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
A simple Google search of this management software continues to show on-going issues due to outages, ransomware breaches, cyberattacks and tech glitches that caused global classes and exams to need rescheduling.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
This month, immigration judges suddenly began holding “mega master” hearings after the federal government began rescheduling thousands of immigration hearings with only a few days’ notice.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Football's world governing body maintains no decision has been made on rescheduling the fixture, and it remains in ongoing discussion over the kick-off time.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The DOJ first proposed a rescheduling in 2024, and the Drug Enforcement Administration was still moving through the review process when Trump took office the following year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Howard did his best to warm them to the idea of rescheduling the match, even setting aside his heretofore paramount goal of breaking Sun Beau’s earnings mark.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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