schedule

verb

scheduled; scheduling

transitive verb

1

: to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time

2

a

: to place in a schedule

b

: to make a schedule of

scheduler noun

Synonyms of schedule

• list
• enter
• record
• catalog

Examples of schedule in a Sentence

We scheduled a meeting for next week.

I need to schedule a doctor's appointment.

Recent Examples on the Web

She was being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 30. —Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Lee is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, June 11, for a double murder during a pawn shop robbery in 1998. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 June 2026

Two final vote updates are scheduled for June 24 and June 26. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026

After this story published, a federal judge barred Jeffery Lee’s execution by nitrogen gas, which had been scheduled to occur Thursday. —Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing schedule

• ahead of schedule
• behind/off schedule
• behind schedule
• go according to schedule
• on schedule
• pre-schedule
• run behind schedule
• tight schedule

Kids Definition

schedule

1 of 2 noun

sched·​ule ˈskej-ü(ə)l 

-əl

Canadian also ˈshej-

British usually ˈshed-yü(ə)l

1

a

: a written or printed list or catalog

a schedule of social events

b

: timetable

a plane schedule

a schedule for completion of the school

2

: program entry 1 sense 3, agenda

my schedule for tomorrow

schedule

2 of 2 verb

scheduled; scheduling

1

: to place in a schedule

schedule a meeting

2

: to make a schedule of

scheduled my income and debts

Medical Definition

schedule

1 of 2 noun

sched·​ule

ˈskej-(ˌ)ü(ə)l, ˈskej-əl, Canadian also ˈshej-, British usually ˈshed-(ˌ)yü(ə)l

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

2 of 2 transitive verb

scheduled; scheduling

: to place in a schedule

methadone and phenobarbital are scheduled substances

Legal Definition

schedule

noun

sched·​ule ˈske-jül esp Brit ˈshe-dyül 

1

a

: 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 verb