timetable

American  

[tahym-tay-buhl] / ˈtaɪmˌteɪ bəl /

noun

• timetables
  plural

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 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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• timetables
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of timetable

First recorded in 1830–40; time + table

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Explanation

A timetable is a list or chart of the exact times buses, trains, or other modes of transportation are scheduled to arrive and depart. If you travel around Europe, you'll need a train timetable. In the U.K., a class schedule is sometimes called a timetable, while in North America it usually refers to a transportation schedule. You can find most timetables online, or you can carry one with you when you're in an unfamiliar city. Timetables tend to change over time, as new routes are added or exact departure times are adjusted.

Example Sentences

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timetable timetables

The final amounts of the fines will be determined before the regulator issues its written decision, with no timetable announced.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Qatari mediators are working on a potential deal to shrink the timetable for preliminary talks and move almost immediately into nuclear negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Both approvals have arrived years after the original timetable, but set the stage for increased plane deliveries in the coming years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Many passengers had been at their wits' end as the operator struggled to fulfil its timetable and suffered from poor industrial relations.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

My class went through the routine of settling down, scraping chairs, dusting desks, copying the new term timetable written on the board.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The new products are teased early and often but the rollouts are slow given the size and complexity of their fleets and, for lounges, lengthy construction timetables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

They compared railway timetables and newspaper reports with observations of solar activity, accounts of auroras, and digitized measurements of Earth's magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Weeks before McVay discussed specific travel plans and timetables, the players said they would trust the process, and that they did not anticipate an adverse effect on their performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

It didn’t make a bit of difference that I intended to write stories, not timetables, when I grew up.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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