schedule

schedule
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noun
1 plan of work to be done
ADJECTIVE
daily, weekly, etc.
current
normal, regular
ambitious, busy, demanding, full, gruelling/grueling, heavy, hectic, punishing (esp. BrE), rigorous, tight
rigid, strict
flexible
delivery, development, payment, production, training, work, etc.
filming, recording, shooting
VERB + SCHEDULE
have, maintain

She has a very demanding schedule.

arrange, design, draw up, establish, make, plan, prepare, work out
adjust, alter, juggle (AmE), rearrange
check
keep to, meet, stay on, stick to

We had to work a lot of overtime to meet the strict production schedule.

be ahead of, run ahead of
interrupt, take time out of

The president took time out of his busy schedule to visit our school.

fit sth into

I'm trying to fit everything into my busy schedule.

SCHEDULE + VERB
have a schedule to keep (AmE)

We have a tight schedule to keep.

PREPOSITION
according to schedule

At this stage everything is going according to schedule.

behind schedule

We're starting to slip behind schedule.

in the schedule

Allow time in the schedule for sickness.

off schedule (esp. AmE)

We're five days off schedule.

on schedule

The project is right on schedule.

2 (AmE) list showing times of events ⇨ See also ↑timetable
ADJECTIVE
class, course, exam, lecture, school
bus, train

Connor checked the bus schedules for the day.

flight

disruptions to flight schedules caused by the strike

racing
VERB + SCHEDULE
check, compare, look at, scan
3 list of television programmes/programs
ADJECTIVE
television, TV
programme (BrE), programming (esp. AmE)
network
daytime, evening, prime-time (esp. AmE), weekday
spring, summer, etc.
Saturday, Sunday, etc.
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verb
ADVERB
currently
initially, originally

The meeting was originally scheduled for March 12.

provisionally, tentatively
regularly
PREPOSITION
for

The movie is scheduled for release next month.

PHRASES
be scheduled to begin, open, take place, etc.

The Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on July 4.

be scheduled to appear, compete, speak, etc.
Schedule is used with these nouns as the object: ↑appointment, ↑audition, ↑conference, ↑election, ↑event, ↑fixture, ↑hearing, ↑interview, ↑launch, ↑meeting, ↑session, ↑visit, ↑vote, ↑workshop

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  • schedule — sched·ule / ske jülesp Brit she dyül/ n 1 a: a list or statement of supplementary details appended to another document b: a formal list, table, catalog, or inventory 2: a plan that indicates the time and sequence of each element schedule vt …   Law dictionary

  • Schedule A — the provision under which the Inland Revenue taxes the annual profits or gains arising in respect of rents or similar payments arising from ownership of land or an interest therein in the UK. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.… …   Law dictionary

  • Schedule D — the provision under which the Inland Revenue taxes annual profits or gains that fall under one or other of six cases. Case 1 deals with profits from a trade or an adventure in the nature of a trade; Case II deals with profits from a profession or …   Law dictionary

  • Schedule+ — Schedule+,   ein Terminplaner, der früher Bestandteil des Office Pakets von Microsoft war. Das Programm war auf die Terminplanung von Arbeitsgruppen ausgerichtet. Jeder Benutzer konnte dabei nicht nur die Termine der anderen Gruppenmitglieder… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • schedule — ► NOUN 1) a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times. 2) a timetable. 3) chiefly Law an appendix to a formal document or statute, especially as a list, table, or inventory. ► VERB 1) arrange or plan… …   English terms dictionary

  • schedule — [ske′jool, ske′jooəl; ] Brit & often Cdn [ shej′ool, shed′yool] n. [altered (infl. by LL) < ME sedule < OFr cedule < LL schedula, dim. of L scheda, a strip of papyrus < Gr schidē, splinter of wood, split piece < schizein, to split …   English World dictionary

  • Schedule — Sched ule (?; in England commonly ?; 277), n. [F. c[ e]dule, formerly also spelt schedule, L. schedula, dim. of scheda, scida, a strip of papyrus bark, a leaf of paper; akin to (or perh. from) Gr. ? a tablet, leaf, and to L. scindere to cleave,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schedule — Sched ule, v. t. To form into, or place in, a schedule. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schedule E — the provision under which the Inland Revenue taxes emoluments from office or employment; tax is levied on a current year basis and is usually collected via the PAY E system. Schedule E has three cases according to the location of the employment:… …   Law dictionary

  • schedule — [n] plan for one’s time agenda, appointments, calendar, catalog, chart, diagram, docket, inventory, itinerary, lineup*, list, order of business, program, record, registry, roll, roster, sked*, table, timetable; concepts 271,283,660 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • Schedule B — the provision under which the Inland Revenue taxed income from woodlands in the UK. It was abolished as from 6 April 1988. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

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