单词 | window in one's schedule |
释义 | > as lemmaswindow in one's schedule (also diary) c. A period of spare time between activities or appointments; esp. a time when someone is available to do something, esp. meet up with someone. Often in window in one's schedule (also diary). ΚΠ 1977 P. Dickinson Walking Dead i. iii. 43 Foxe started the day's routine, injecting the low-dose group. Then came a small ‘window’ which he normally used for paper-work. 1983 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 2 Aug. 10/2 Johnson requested the recently-completed script to fill a ‘window’ in the players' schedule. 1994 J. Harvey Beautiful Thing (2002) 59 Tony (looking over her shoulder at chart): Sharon can do Thursday lunch. Stick Warren up there, gives you the night off. Sandra: Tony... Tony: You need a window in your diary. 2002 E. Buchan Revenge of Middle-aged Woman (2003) xxiii. 293 ‘I have a window, as the publicist would put it. Can we meet for a meal, or something?’ 2012 R. Stewart Rod (2013) Introd. 1 The..tour kicked off in June and is scheduled to run until May the following year, but there is a window in the schedule and I'm heading home. < as lemmas |
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