Synonyms of timetablenext
1
: a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes
2
a
: a schedule showing a planned order or sequence
time-table transitive verb

Examples of timetable in a Sentence

checked the timetable of events to see if I'd be able to get something to eat beforehand
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While uncertainty lingers over improvements and timetables at LAX, the county’s second-busiest airport is on the brink of big changes. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The Everblog FridgeCal is a large-format tablet that attaches to the refrigerator door via powerful magnet, designed to keep everything in one place – appointments, birthdays, grocery lists, meal plans, chore timetables and even family photos. New Atlas, 7 July 2026 There is no immediate timetable for the lifting of the frozen zone. ABC News, 7 July 2026 The audit released June 30 dinged the beleaguered spacecraft’s tumultuous and still uncertain path toward certification and warns that the timetable for its use to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station is running short. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for timetable

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of timetable was in 1838

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“Timetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timetable. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

timetable

noun
1
: a table telling when a plane, bus, or train leaves or arrives
2
: a list showing the order in which something is planned to be done

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