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| sched·ule [ skéjjool, skéjjəl ] |
noun (plural sched·ules) |
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1. list of meetings, commitments, or appointments: an outline description of the things somebody is to do and the times at which they are to be done
  Her busy work schedule didn't permit us to meet for lunch.
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2. work plan: a plan of work to be done, showing the order in which tasks are to be carried out and the amounts of time allocated to them
The project was completed ahead of schedule.
draw up a production schedule
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3. list of arrivals and departures: a list of the times of arrivals and departures, e.g. of buses or trains
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4. U.S. education list of classes: a list of the classes and the times at which they occur for a student or teacher in a given period
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5. list of items: a table of items of information
a schedule of tariffs
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6. U.S. drugs list of restricted drugs: a list of drugs subject to the same legal restrictions
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7. supplementary list: a list of details, often in the form of an appendix to a legal or legislative document
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transitive verb (past and past participle sched·uled, present participle sched·ul·ing, 3rd person present singular sched·ules) |
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1. plan something for a particular time: to plan something to happen at a particular time
They are scheduled to arrive at noon.
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2. make a list of things: to put together a table of items of information, or place an item in the table
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| [14th century. Via French< late Latin schedula "small piece of paper" < Greek skhedē "page"] |
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| sched·u·lar adjective |
| sched·u·ler noun |
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