schedule
noun [C] /ˈʃed.juːl/
/ˈsked-/ Definition
B2 a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done: a production schedule a hectic/tight (= very busy) schedule Everything went according to schedule (= as had been planned).Schedules and agendasLists and catalogues B1 US (UK timetable) a list of the times when events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains, and planes leave and arriveSchedules and agendasLists and cataloguesTravelling › formal an official list of things: a schedule of business expensesLists and cataloguesSchedules and agendas ahead of schedule B2 early: We expect the building work to be completed ahead of schedule.Early on schedule B2 not early or lateAt the right time fall behind schedule › to do less work than you planned to do by a particular point in timeLate
(Definition of schedule noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- agenda noun
- AOB
- blog noun
- business plan noun
- calendar noun
- deadline noun
- EPG noun
- fit sb/sth in phrasal verb
- itinerary noun
- journal noun (DIARY)
- make time idiom
- pack sth into sth phrasal verb
- programme noun (PLAN)
- schedule verb
- set the agenda idiom
- slot sb/sth in phrasal verb
- spread sth over sth phrasal verb
- squeeze sb/sth in phrasal verb
- stagger verb (ARRANGE)
- the order of the day idiom
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