reschedule

verb

re·​sched·​ule (ˌ)rē-ˈske-(ˌ)jül 

-jəl

Canadian also -ˈshe-

British usually -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyül

rescheduled; rescheduling; reschedules

transitive verb

: to schedule or plan again according to a different timetable

especially : to defer required payment of (a debt or loan)

Examples of reschedule in a Sentence

She called to reschedule her appointment.

The meeting was rescheduled for Tuesday.

He rescheduled his college loans.

Recent Examples on the Web

Game 3 was moved up by one day to Wednesday, rescheduled from Thursday, when State Farm played host to a Sombr concert. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

The shows were rescheduled from August when Bridgers was forced to cancel them due to hospitalisation for appendicitis. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026

Paris Saint-Germaine rescheduled its Saturday match to Monday because of the unrest and that fed the chorus of voices calling for the NFL to do the same. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

De Montpellier said shops and shopping centers face lower footfall, closures and lost sales; hotels, cafés, restaurants and travel services risk losing activity that customers are less likely to reschedule. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above