reschedule
verb
re·sched·ule
(ˌ)rē-ˈske-(ˌ)jül 
-jəl
Canadian also -ˈshe-
British usually -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyül
rescheduled; rescheduling; reschedules
: to schedule or plan again according to a different timetable
especially
: to defer required payment of (a debt or loan)
Examples of reschedule in a Sentence
She called to reschedule her appointment.
The meeting was rescheduled for Tuesday.
He rescheduled his college loans.
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The airline's crew-rescheduling system couldn't handle the cascading disruptions, ultimately forcing Southwest to cancel 17,000 flights and strand more than 2 million travelers.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The fine stemmed from a winter storm in December 2022 that paralyzed Southwest’s operations in Denver and Chicago and then snowballed when a crew-rescheduling system couldn’t keep up with the chaos.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
Each judge who is terminated or resigns leaves behind thousands of cases, with those scheduled for this year now rescheduled to as far out as 2030.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
Her hearing has been rescheduled for two weeks later, when a Kich’e’ interpreter is available.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The fine stemmed from a winter storm in December 2022 that paralyzed Southwest’s operations in Denver and Chicago and then snowballed when a crew-rescheduling system couldn’t keep up with the chaos.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
Each judge who is terminated or resigns leaves behind thousands of cases, with those scheduled for this year now rescheduled to as far out as 2030.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
Her hearing has been rescheduled for two weeks later, when a Kich’e’ interpreter is available.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reschedule
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“Reschedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reschedule. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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