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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There are a handful of important divisional matchups on the docket this week as the league will make history overseas.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Keep an eye on the docket with Lively’s own upcoming summary judgment submission sure to be a humdinger of its own too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Tourism has also increased in Lee’s Summit in recent decades, Altieri said – and some of these new visitors get stuck on the docket when they are hit with municipal citations like parking tickets while downtown.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
With Georgia, Arkansas and Texas A&M left on the docket, the Longhorns can make their own case.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Keep an eye on the docket with Lively’s own upcoming summary judgment submission sure to be a humdinger of its own too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Tourism has also increased in Lee’s Summit in recent decades, Altieri said – and some of these new visitors get stuck on the docket when they are hit with municipal citations like parking tickets while downtown.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
With Georgia, Arkansas and Texas A&M left on the docket, the Longhorns can make their own case.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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