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adjective un·sched·uled \ ˌən-ˈske-(ˌ)jüld , -jəld , Canadian also -ˈshe- , British usually -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyüld \

Definition of unscheduled

:not appointed, assigned, or designated for a fixed time :not scheduled

made an unscheduled stop

unscheduled visits

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Recent Examples of unscheduled from the Web

Dixons Carphone, a major electronics retailer in the U.K., issued an unscheduled profit warning on Thursday, knocking its share price by more than 30% at one point in the morning's trading.

— david meyer, Fortune, "Shares of Dixons Carphone Plunge After a Warning About High Phone Prices," 24 Aug. 2017
Partygoers were thrilled when Kenny Broberg and Konstantin Soukhovetski (Re Zhang had returned home) did unscheduled performances: Broberg played Franz Schubert, Impromptu Op.

— sue strachan, NOLA.com, "New Orleans Keyboard Festival reception caps off a virtuosic week," 16 Aug. 2017
The NVCA earlier this month took the unusual step of holding a special board meeting to address the issue — the first time the association has called an unscheduled meeting in at least 10 years.

— tribune news service, OregonLive.com, "Under Armour's challenge: Reaching women," 12 Aug. 2017
Phone Calls that are unscheduled can feel like an intrusion into our personal space not preparing us to answer questions or address issues appropriately.

— liz bentley, Marie Claire, "What Do I Do If I'm So Overwhelmed with Work I Can't See Straight?," 12 July 2017
Trump also had a brief, unscheduled meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the situation in Syria.

— Washington Post, "Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean ‘menace’," 9 July 2017
The results of the unscheduled hearing were not entered on the court's docket until Tuesday.

— cory shaffer, cleveland.com, "Retired teacher accused of taking upskirt photo at Progressive Field avoids jail," 27 June 2017
AP WASHINGTON — President Trump and his wife made an unscheduled visit to a Washington hospital Wednesday night to visit Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip critically wounded at a shooting in Virginia Wednesday.

— gregory korte, USA TODAY, "Trump visits Rep. Scalise in the hospital, says he's 'in very tough shape'," 14 June 2017
Three men were detained after the easyJet flight from Ljubljana to London Stansted Airport made an unscheduled stop in Cologne, a spokesman for the German Nordrhein-Westfalen police said.

— phil helsel, NBC News, "Passenger Jet Diverted to Germany Over Terrorism Statements," 10 June 2017

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