on the docket
idiom
US
1
: on a list of legal cases to be heard by a court
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
2
: on a list of things to be considered (by a group of people, such as a committee)
The new library will be the first item on the committee's docket.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the next MCU flick on the docket, landing in theaters on July 31, 2026.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
There are five matches on the docket from the best teams in all of professional bull riding.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Hundreds more were on the docket last week or this week.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Economic bellwether Caterpillar, private-equity giant Apollo Global Management and hotel operator Marriott International also are on the docket.
—Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2025
There are five matches on the docket from the best teams in all of professional bull riding.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Hundreds more were on the docket last week or this week.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Economic bellwether Caterpillar, private-equity giant Apollo Global Management and hotel operator Marriott International also are on the docket.
—Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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