Definition of schedule
1a obsolete : a written documentb : a statement of supplementary details appended to a legal or legislative document
2 : a written or printed list, catalog, or inventory; also : timetable 1
3 : program; especially : a procedural plan that indicates the time and sequence of each operation finished on schedule
4 : a body of items to be dealt with : agenda
5 often capitalized : a governmental list of drugs all subject to the same legal restrictions and controls —usually used with a Roman numeral I to V indicating decreasing potential for abuse or addiction
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Examples of schedule in a Sentence
I have a hectic schedule this week.
Students are planning their class schedules for next year.
Sorting the mail is part of her daily schedule.
I lost my class schedule.
Recent Examples of schedule from the Web
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The JCPS spokeswoman, Allison Martin, was unsure when the district last changed its bell schedules.
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Just before 7 a.m., for instance, the course’s online schedule showed 40 of the day’s 65 tee times were still available.
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Disney’s strategy for the coming years was crystalized with a giant backdrop of titles guiding the company’s release schedule through 2019.
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With no way to change the schedule or the cross-country travel, the Red Sox decided to try letting the players sleep it off.
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The central station includes a lobby with monitors displaying bus routes and schedules, comfortable seating, cell phone charging stations and free wireless internet.
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His schedule consists of classes throughout the day and football practice in the evening.
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The three railroads that use the station — the Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak — have all cut back their schedules, canceling some trains and rerouting others, to accommodate emergency work on the station’s tracks.
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Majority Republicans control the committees and the floor schedule, giving them the say on when nominees will be considered.
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Origin and Etymology of schedule
Middle English, from Medieval Latin scedula slip, page, charter, from Late Latin schedula slip of paper, diminutive of Latin *scheda strip of papyrus, probably back-formation from Latin schedium impromptu speech, from Greek schedion, from neuter of schedios casual; akin to Greek schedon near at hand, echein to seize, have
schedule
Definition of schedule
scheduled
;scheduling
transitive verb
1 : to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time
2a : to place in a scheduleb : to make a schedule of
scheduler
nounExamples of schedule in a Sentence
We scheduled a meeting for next week.
I need to schedule a doctor's appointment.
Recent Examples of schedule from the Web
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SouthNorte’s first beers are scheduled for release in September.
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Their 3U CubeSat is part of a flotilla of 73 satellites hitching a ride aboard a Soyuz rocket scheduled to launch on June 14 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Both are scheduled to appear in McHenry County court on July 21.
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Saturday and Sunday are Latino Heritage Weekend days, and several All-Star games are scheduled Sunday at Marlins Park.
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First Known Use of schedule
1843
SCHEDULE Defined for English Language Learners
schedule
playDefinition of schedule for English Language Learners
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: a plan of things that will be done and the times when they will be done
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: a written or printed list of things and the times when they will be done
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: a list of the times when buses, trains, airplanes, etc., leave or arrive
schedule
Definition of schedule for English Language Learners
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: to plan (something) at a certain time
SCHEDULE Defined for Kids
Definition of schedule for Students
1 : a plan of things that need to be done and the times they will be done a construction schedule I have a busy schedule.
2 : a written or printed list of things and the time they will be done my course schedule
3 : a list of the times set for certain events a baseball schedule
4 : timetable the bus schedule
Definition of schedule for Students
scheduled
;scheduling
: to plan at a certain time My arrival is scheduled for late morning.
Medical Dictionary
schedule
Medical Definition of schedule
1: a program or plan that indicates the sequence of each step or procedure reinforcement schedules used in conditioning experiments; especially : regimen antibiotic schedules for treating Lyme disease
2 often capitalized : an official list of drugs that are subject to the same legal controls and restrictions—usually used with a Roman numeral from I to V indicating decreasing potential for abuse or addiction the Drug Enforcement Administration classifies heroin as a schedule I drug while diazepam is on schedule IV
schedule
Medical Definition of schedule
scheduled
;scheduling
: to place in a schedule methadone and phenobarbital are scheduled substances
Law Dictionary
schedule
playLegal Definition of schedule
1a : a list or statement of supplementary details appended to another document b : a formal list, table, catalog, or inventory
2 : a plan that indicates the time and sequence of each element
schedule
transitive verbLearn More about schedule
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