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
Examples of unscheduled in a Sentence
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In an unscheduled trading update published late Tuesday, Kering said sales at its biggest brand Gucci are expected to have tumbled nearly 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, due to a steep decline in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
There's an eternal allure to taking off at a whim, unscheduled.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
Passenger Heath Barnes said the ship was on a detoured path, destined for an unscheduled stop in Freeport, as a result of stormy weather and high winds when fire started.
—Marissa Parra, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
The Idaho Department of Correction inmate, Skylar Meade, had been transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise for unscheduled medical treatment, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
South Korea Defense Ministry / AP The United States had called an unscheduled meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday to discuss the North’s satellite launch.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
Austin has gone back to Walter Reed for follow-ups since his hospitalization but this is his first unscheduled trip due to continued complications from his cancer treatments.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s been more than two years since Baldwin accidentally shot Hutchins and director Joel Souza during an unscheduled rehearsal in an old western church at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular high desert movie location south of Santa Fe.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
What’s complicated matters this winter is there have been some unscheduled refinery outages.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Hanna Ziady, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
There's an eternal allure to taking off at a whim, unscheduled.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
Passenger Heath Barnes said the ship was on a detoured path, destined for an unscheduled stop in Freeport, as a result of stormy weather and high winds when fire started.
—Marissa Parra, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
The Idaho Department of Correction inmate, Skylar Meade, had been transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise for unscheduled medical treatment, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
South Korea Defense Ministry / AP The United States had called an unscheduled meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday to discuss the North’s satellite launch.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
Austin has gone back to Walter Reed for follow-ups since his hospitalization but this is his first unscheduled trip due to continued complications from his cancer treatments.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s been more than two years since Baldwin accidentally shot Hutchins and director Joel Souza during an unscheduled rehearsal in an old western church at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular high desert movie location south of Santa Fe.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
What’s complicated matters this winter is there have been some unscheduled refinery outages.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Unscheduled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscheduled. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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