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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Married At First Sight has set a date with its new partner. Peter White, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 House Speaker Mike Johnson has not set a date for the ceremony but confirmed his office has the necessary paperwork. Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Prosecutors were hoping the judge would set a date for trial. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025 The court, which comes back to the bench in October, has not set a date for oral arguments. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for set a date

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“Set a date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20date. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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