unscheduled

adjective

un·​sched·​uled ˌən-ˈske-(ˌ)jüld 

-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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unscheduled

• nonscheduled
• rescheduled