unscheduled

adjective

un·​sched·​uled ˌən-ˈske-(ˌ)jüld How to pronounce unscheduled (audio)
-jəld,
 Canadian also  -ˈshe-,
 British usually  -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyüld
: not appointed, assigned, or designated for a fixed time : not scheduled
made an unscheduled stop
unscheduled visits

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For decades, there has been a shortage of air traffic controllers in the United States and many are working mandatory overtime, so a small number of people taking unscheduled time off can have a major impact. Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 The unpalatable alternative for Macron would be dissolving parliament again, ceding to pressure from the far right in particular for another unscheduled cycle of legislative elections. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 Since then, kratom has remained in federal limbo, unscheduled but under steady FDA pressure and a patchwork of state bans in places like Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Vermont, Wisconsin, and — as of August — Louisiana. Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025 Across automotive assembly lines and steel plants, unscheduled stoppages are brutally costly. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscheduled

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unscheduled was in 1889

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“Unscheduled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscheduled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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