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

Examples of unscheduled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web New York City Transit, the MTA division that oversees bus and subway operations, has had a moratorium on unscheduled overtime since April. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024 He was expected to leave Washington Tuesday afternoon and return to Wilmington to be with Hunter Biden, to be with his family on an unscheduled trip to have the family together in this time of turmoil. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024 But from April through December in 2022, Musk sold $22.9 billion worth of Tesla stock in unscheduled sales to help fund his $44 billion purchase of Twitter that year. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 At first, the suspect denied shooting Edwards, but an eyewitness who knew both women told police Watts shot the victim during an unscheduled visit that Watts had demanded with her child, the post states. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for unscheduled 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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