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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The dust has nearly settled in the seventh week of the 2025 NFL season and there were some massive games on the docket that saw Super Bowl contenders pick up huge victories.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Redistricting on the docket ⚖️ The nation's highest court is weighing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, one that is aimed at preventing racial discrimination.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The company’s other films on the docket this fall, as either domestic or international distributor, include Hamnet and Lurker on November 27, The History of Sound on December 18, and Song Sung Blue on Christmas Day.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Read on to get her testimony about what’s on the docket this season.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Redistricting on the docket ⚖️ The nation's highest court is weighing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, one that is aimed at preventing racial discrimination.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The company’s other films on the docket this fall, as either domestic or international distributor, include Hamnet and Lurker on November 27, The History of Sound on December 18, and Song Sung Blue on Christmas Day.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Read on to get her testimony about what’s on the docket this season.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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