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schedule

SKEJ-uul/ˈskɛd͡ʒʊl/SaySHEJ-ool/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl//ˈʃed͡ʒʉːl/

Pluralschedules

Verbschedules, scheduling, scheduled

8 meanings of schedule

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  1. 1
    timetablenouncountable or uncountable
    A plan showing when things happen, in what order, or who or what does them.

    Like a map, but for time instead of places.

    The train schedule shows when each train leaves the station.

    Our class schedule tells us which room to go to each hour.

    UsageSay the work is on schedule or behind schedule.

    Similartimetable, plan, agenda, program, calendar

  2. 2
    set a dateverbtransitive
    To plan when something will happen, or to give someone a set time to do something.

    Let's schedule the meeting for Friday morning.

    She scheduled a doctor's visit for next week.

    UsageSay schedule a meeting for Monday.

    Similararrange, plan, book, set, slate

    Oppositecancel

  3. 3
    legal annexnouncountable
    An organized list or table of details, often attached to a legal document.

    The rent amount appears in a schedule at the back of the lease.

    The new law lists the protected animals in a schedule.

    UsageLaws name them by number: Schedule 2.

    Similarappendix, annex, list, table, inventory

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Origin

It comes through Middle English and Old French from Late Latin schedula, meaning a small papyrus strip, from Latin scheda and ultimately from a Greek word for a papyrus leaf.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 3 facts

  • The word comes through Middle English and Old French. en.wiktionary.org
  • The source is Late Latin schedula, meaning a small papyrus strip and derived from Latin scheda. en.wiktionary.org
  • Latin scheda derives from a Greek word meaning papyrus leaf. en.wiktionary.org