set a date
idiom
: to decide on a day (for some event to take place or to begin)
They have not yet set a date for the trial.
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The announcement comes just one day after a pointed letter from investors to the board enthusiastically recommended the independent directors set a date—publicly.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Take refuge from the cold in this intimate listening room where a group of gifted live musicians will set a date night ambience.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Trump’s national-security adviser, Mike Waltz, said that the policy would remain in place until Ukraine set a date to enter into peace talks with Russia.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The shareholder letter this week, which includes some Democratic officials who oversee public pension funds holding Tesla shares, had pointed out this deadline, demanding the company set a date.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Take refuge from the cold in this intimate listening room where a group of gifted live musicians will set a date night ambience.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Trump’s national-security adviser, Mike Waltz, said that the policy would remain in place until Ukraine set a date to enter into peace talks with Russia.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The shareholder letter this week, which includes some Democratic officials who oversee public pension funds holding Tesla shares, had pointed out this deadline, demanding the company set a date.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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“Set a date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20date. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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