unscheduled
adjective
un·sched·uled
ˌən-ˈske-(ˌ)jüld 
-jəld,
Canadian also -ˈshe-,
British usually -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyüld
: not appointed, assigned, or designated for a fixed time : not scheduled
made an unscheduled stop
unscheduled visits
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The train made an unscheduled stop as emergency services responded, according to police.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Police met the train, which was travelling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, in an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire shortly before 8pm GMT on Saturday.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
During shutdowns, controllers and TSA officers are deemed essential, barred from striking and required to work while pay is delayed, conditions that reliably produce spikes in sick calls and unscheduled leave.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
For decades, there has been a shortage of air traffic controllers in the United States and many are working mandatory overtime, so a small number of people taking unscheduled time off can have a major impact.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Police met the train, which was travelling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, in an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire shortly before 8pm GMT on Saturday.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
During shutdowns, controllers and TSA officers are deemed essential, barred from striking and required to work while pay is delayed, conditions that reliably produce spikes in sick calls and unscheduled leave.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
For decades, there has been a shortage of air traffic controllers in the United States and many are working mandatory overtime, so a small number of people taking unscheduled time off can have a major impact.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Unscheduled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscheduled. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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