on the docket

phrase

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.

Examples of on the docket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While there are no tour dates on the docket just yet, Junior Boys have lined up album playbacks early next year in Brooklyn, Seattle, and Toronto. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Za Zoom drive-through pizza by the slice concept is on the docket for North Tarrant Parkway in Fort Worth. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

The Bears have their share of primetime games coming up, with some of the top teams in the league on the docket. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

There aren't any huge economic reports on the docket either, brightening the spotlight on the stream of earnings updates. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the docket

• locket
• pocket
• rocket
• socket
• sprocket
• pickpocket
• skyrocket