Definition of timetable
time–table
transitive verbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of timetable in a Sentence
checked the timetable of events to see if I'd be able to get something to eat beforehand
Recent Examples of timetable from the Web
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The delay is understandable: The administration set an ambitious timetable for decisions that are complex and far-reaching, affecting everything from relations with key allies to the price Americans pay for cars and refrigerators.
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There was no timetable for the Supreme Court to act, but the administration sought quick action to clarify the court's June opinion.
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Yet that was too little, too late, because Morris is out, and there is there has been no update on the timetable for the investigation, to be carried out by the Conservative Party.
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But the asteroids aren’t on an exact timetable, and the big one could come at any time.
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A source close to the project also said that a physical release is eventually planned, though no timetable has been set yet for that roll-out.
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Wolf said the agency remains committed to meeting this goal, but other government officials say the dramatic slowdown at PF-4 has put fulfillment of that timetable in doubt.
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The Pacers have not determined how long his rehab will be, but the medical staff plans to announce a decision on his timetable in the next two weeks.
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Yet even the Senate Republican leader, regarded by both parties as one of Capitol Hill's craftiest tacticians, proved unable to steer a wildly unpopular health care bill through the Senate this week on his own crushing timetable.
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First Known Use of timetable
1838
TIMETABLE Defined for English Language Learners
timetable
playDefinition of timetable for English Language Learners
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: a plan of things that need to be done and the times they will be done
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: a list of the times when something (such as a bus, train, or airplane) is expected to leave or arrive
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: a written or printed list of activities and the times when they will be done
TIMETABLE Defined for Kids
timetable
playDefinition of timetable for Students
: a table telling when something (as a bus or train) is scheduled to leave or arrive
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