schedule1 nounschedule2 verb
schedulesched‧ule1 /ˈʃedjuːl, ˈske- $ ˈskedʒʊl, -dʒəl/ ●●● S2 W3 AWL noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINschedule1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French cedule ‘piece of paper, note’, from Late Latin schedula, from Latin scheda ‘sheet of papyrus’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- According to the schedule, the first lecture begins at 9.00 am.
- Do you have a schedule for the tour?
- Do you have a work schedule for this week, Doreen?
- Due to the bad weather, the building work was already behind schedule.
- For once, I managed to finish the book I was writing ahead of schedule.
- I know, we're a week behind schedule already.
- I make sure that I have a fairly light schedule in the summer when the kids are on vacation.
- It's important that everyone on the project keeps to the schedule.
- Medicare pays for each test according to its schedule of fees.
- She has a pretty tight schedule, but she may be able to meet you for lunch.
- She took time out of a busy schedule to talk to us.
- The building should be completed on schedule.
- The director was given a budget of $10 million and so far the film seems to be going according to schedule.
- The flight was cancelled, and that really messed our schedule up.
- The President's schedule included a visit to a children's hospital.
- The President's schedule includes a two-day visit to St Petersburg.
- Tom arrived on schedule at twenty to eight.
- Various minor ailments can interfere with your training schedule.
- What's the schedule for today's meeting?
- What's your schedule like on Wednesdays?
- An examination of television schedules did not show an unending stream of violent programmes, Mr Glencross said.
- As for the time schedule, it is easy to underestimate the costs of complete data collection and the final report preparation.
- As mentioned earlier, pay, hours and grade are validated against the pay schedule entered on the previous screen.
- Clients sign contracts to become participants and agree to adhere to a rigorous schedule.
- Starting with the daily schedule, we can see how deeply entrenched the factory model of schooling is in most secondary schools.
- Typically, managers focus on operating their area of assigned responsibility for efficiency, cost containment, and compliance with delivery schedules.
- While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule.
- Yet, as we turned off the Buxton Road and into Ashford-in-the-Water, we found ourselves back on schedule and completely relaxed.
THESAURUS
a detailed plan of what someone is going to do and when they will do it, especially someone important: · He has a very busy schedule.· The president’s schedule includes a two-day visit to St Petersburg.
British English, schedule American English a written list that shows the exact times when something will happen, for example when planes or buses leave, or when classes at school take place: · The timetable said there was another train at 6.15.· According to the class schedule, English 104 is at 10 am in Royce Hall.
British English, program American English a plan that shows the order of activities at a ceremony, sports meeting, public event etc: · Who is organizing the conference programme?· the next event on the program
a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting: · Attached is the agenda for the budget committee meeting.· the final item on the agenda
a plan for when things will happen or how long you think something will take – used especially in business English: · The timeline for the project is less than six months from start to finish.· What is the usual timeline from the sale of a house to the day you can move in?
a plan or list of the places you will visit on a journey, usually with the date or time that you will be there: · The Travel Pack includes a detailed itinerary, maps, and a travel guide.· Let me know your itinerary when you know it.
Longman Language Activatorbefore the usual or expected time if something happens early , it happens before the usual time or the most suitable time; if someone is early , they arrive before the time they are expected to: · I finished work early today.· If you plant the seeds too early they won't grow.· After an early lunch, we started the meeting at one o'clock.· Everyone was deeply shocked by his early death at the age of forty-five.be early (for something) (=arrive early): · You're early - I wasn't expecting you till seven.· I'm sorry, I'm a bit early for my appointment.seven months/three days etc early (=seven months/three days etc earlier than expected): · Our first child was born eight weeks early.
earlier than the time when you have arranged or expect to do something: · We will try to complete the building ahead of time.· Visas must be obtained ahead of time, and it may take several weeks to get them in order.· You can always prepare the salad ahead of time and refrigerate it.
earlier than the officially agreed time: · Due to the economy's strong recovery, Mexico will repay ahead of schedule the last installment of a $13.5 billion loan.six months/two weeks/a year etc ahead of schedule: · The renovation of the school has just been completed three months ahead of schedule.
early enough, so that you do not have to rush, or so that you have time to get ready: · I like to get all my Christmas presents bought and sent in good time.in good time for: · It is important to arrive in good time for your interview.
if you arrive somewhere or finish something with time to spare , you arrive or finish before the time when you have to arrive or finish: · In spite of the bad traffic, we reached London with plenty of time to spare.with ten minutes/half an hour etc to spare: · I finished the test with just two minutes to spare (=two minutes before the end).
to have done less than you planned to do informal to have done less of your work than you planned to do or should have done: · If you're so far behind that you can't finish it on time, give me a call and I'll come and help.be behind with: · I've got to stay late tonight because I'm a bit behind with my work.get behind: · If you don't do your homework every week, you'll get behind in your studies.way behind (=very much behind): · We were way behind on the budget planning already when the new project came in.
to be doing each part of a planned series of activities later than you planned to do it: · Sorry, I can't talk now - I'm behind schedule as it is.be six months etc behind schedule: · The tunnel project is now 18 months behind schedule and £300 million over budget.
to have spent longer than planned doing the first part of something or the first of a series of activities: · We're running late - we'll have to hurry if we want to catch the 5 o'clock train.· The Queen's visit to the factory was running late, so she did not come to see the production department.
a list of events or activities British /program American a list of all the activities or events that have been planned, especially one that shows when each event will happen: on a programme: · First on the programme is a speech by the organizer, Mrs Jenkins.programme of: · A spectacular program of exhibitions, displays and competitions has been planned.· Because of bad weather, our programme of events has had to be changed slightly.
a list of events or activities that shows when each one will happen: · According to the schedule, the first lecture begins at 9.00 am.· The President's schedule included a visit to a children's hospital.
a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting: · Have you got a copy of the agenda for tomorrow's meeting?on an agenda: · What do you do if you want to discuss something that's not on the agenda?(at the) top of an agenda: · The fuel crisis will be at the top of the agenda for today's board meeting.
to finish a piece of work within the time that is allowed for it to finish some work within the time that you have been allowed to do it, especially when it is very important that it is done by that time: · Journalists have to work very quickly in order to meet their deadlines.· Without extra help, it's going to be very difficult to meet the Friday deadline.
if a piece of work, especially a piece of work that continues for a long time, is finished on schedule , it is done within the time that has been allowed for it to be done: · The builders were lazy and failed to finish the boat on schedule.be on schedule: · So far we are on schedule and the project should come to an end in two months, as planned.
a plan of the times when things will happen British /schedule American a written list that shows the exact times when something will happen, for example when planes or buses leave, or when classes at school take place: · The timetable said there was another train at 6.15.· According to my schedule, we've got Math first and then Biology.bus/train/school timetable: · Have you got the new bus timetable for this year?timetable of: · I'd like a schedule of the flights from Boston to New York, please.
a detailed plan of what someone is going to do and when they will do it, especially someone important: · The President's schedule includes a two-day visit to St Petersburg.busy/tight schedule (=when you plan to do a lot of things in a short time): · She has a pretty tight schedule, but she may be able to meet you for lunch.light schedule (=one that is not very busy): · I make sure that I have a fairly light schedule in the summer when the kids are on vacation.on schedule (=at or according to the time planned): · Tom arrived on schedule at twenty to eight.ahead of/behind schedule (=before/later than the time planned): · For once, I managed to finish the book I was writing ahead of schedule.· Due to the bad weather, the building work was already behind schedule.
British /program American a plan that shows the order of activities at a ceremony, sports meeting, public event etc: · The next race on today's program is the women's 1000 meters.· Who is organizing the conference programme?
a list of times of trains, classes, or activities British /schedule American a list that shows the times when something will happen, for example when planes or buses leave, or when classes at school take place: · Teachers will be giving out copies of the new timetable in the first class today.· Train services shown in this timetable are subject to alteration or cancellation at short notice.· After I'd found my room, I sat down to look carefully at my schedule.bus/train etc timetable: · The train schedules are all on the website now.TV/radio schedule: · The events have been arranged to match TV schedules.timetable of: · I'd like a schedule of flights from Boston to New York.
a detailed plan of activities that have been organized, showing for example the times when someone will do something, or the times when activities will start and finish: · The President's schedule includes a two-day visit to St Petersburg.· The flight was cancelled, and that really messed our schedule up.schedule for: · Do you have a schedule for the tour?· What's the schedule for today's meeting?according to schedule: · The director was given a budget of $10 million and so far the film seems to be going according to schedule.ahead of/behind schedule (=earlier/later than the time that was planned): · I know, we're a week behind schedule already.on schedule (=at the time that was planned): · The building should be completed on schedule.stick/keep to a schedule: · It's important that everyone on the project keeps to the schedule.work/training etc schedule: · Do you have a work schedule for this week, Doreen?· Various minor ailments can interfere with your training schedule.busy schedule (=when there is a lot to do): · She took time out of a busy schedule to talk to us.tight schedule (=when there is not very much time to do things): · With this new project in the offing, I'm going to be working to a very tight schedule.
a plan that shows when parts of an important and long process, especially a political one, will happen: · Party leaders met to discuss a new constitution and an electoral timetable.timetable for: · Their purpose would be to set a timetable for the conversion of British cars to low-octane fuel. · He gave no indication of a timetable for the approval of the changes.
WORD SETSaccelerate, verbaerodynamic, adjectiveaerodynamics, nounairfreight, nounaisle, nounarr., baggage room, nounboard, verbboarding, nounBOL, booking office, nounbrake, nounbrake, verbbrake light, nounbrake shoe, nounbreakdown clause, bulk freight, C&F, cable car, nouncable railway, nouncargo, nouncarriage, nouncarrier, nouncart, nounCFR, change, verbchange, nounchassis, nounchopper, nounCMR, compartment, nounconcourse, nounconductor, nouncongested, adjectiveconnect, verbconnection, nounconsolidator, nouncontainer, nounconveyance, nounconvoy, nouncouple, verbcoupling, nouncourier, nouncourier, verbcrash, verbcrash, nouncrew, nouncrewman, nouncruise, verbcutting, noundead reckoning, noundelivery date, departure, noundestination, noundispatch rider, noundistribution channel, diverge, verbdouble-book, verbdrop-off, noundrop-shipping, nounelevated railway, nounengine, nounengineer, nounETA, nounfare, nounfeeder, nounfirst class, nounfirst-class, adjectivefloating insurance, flow, verbFOB, FOB airport, fogbound, adjectiveFOR, fork, nounfork, verbfree of particular average, adjectivefreighter, noungangway, noungross weight, Gro t, gyroscope, nounHague Rules, nounhelmet, nounhigh-speed, adjectivehijack, verbhijack, nounhitch, verbhub airport, ICAO, intercity, adjectiveinternational airport, interstate, adjectivekph, LGV, line, nounloading, nounluge, nounluggage, nounluggage rack, nounmachine, nounmarine insurance, mileage, nounmilepost, nounmotion sickness, nounmph, mudflap, nounnavigate, verbnavigation, nounnet weight, one-way, adjectiveopen insurance, outride, verbovertake, verbpackager, nounpannier, nounpart shipment, passenger, nounpayload, nounportage, nounporter, nounpropulsion, nounramp, nounreceiving office, red-eye, nounregional airport, re-route, verbreturn, nounreturn, adjectivereverse logistics, ride, verbroller, nounround-trip, nounround-trip, adjectiveroute, nounroute, verbrun, verbrun, nounschedule, nounsecond class, nounservice, nounship, verbshipload, nounshipment, nounshipper, nounshipping, nounshuttle, nounshuttle, verbsingle, adjectivesingle, nounski, nounskid, verbskid, nounstabilizer, nounstaging post, nounstall, verbsteering wheel, nounstopping distance, nounstowage, nounsubsonic, adjectivesupersonic, adjectivesurface transport, tailwind, nountanker, nounticket, nountime machine, nountimetable, nountourist class, nountowrope, nountrack, nountrack, verbtraffic, nountranscontinental, adjectivetransfer, verbtransfer, nountransit visa, nountransportation, nountransship, travel insurance, troop carrier, nountruckload, nountunnel, nountwo-seater, nountyre, noununderway, adjectiveU-turn, nounviaduct, nounwheel, nounwheel, verbwreck, nounyaw, verbyield, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
How can he fit everything into his busy schedule? I’m going to be working to a very tight schedule (=including a lot of things that must be done in a short time).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an important research project that is already two years behind schedule (=not ready at the time planned) He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us. The project has fallen behind schedule. He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences. As usual, his schedule on Saturday was tight (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
How can he fit everything into his busy schedule? I’m going to be working to a very tight schedule (=including a lot of things that must be done in a short time). an important research project that is already two years behind schedule (=not ready at the time planned) He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us.· They haven’t yet drawn up a timetable for the elections.
The project has fallen behind schedule. (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week)· There are scheduled flights between the islands.
He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences. As usual, his schedule on Saturday was tight (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time).· I have a busy schedule for the next few days, so I may not be in touch.· They were both flying and had very busy schedules.· He greets them in role and apologises for breaking into their busy professional schedules.· But because of his busy performing schedule with the Pomos, research went slowly.· David never missed a training session, seminar or meeting, he always managed to fit everything into his busy schedule.· Dennis had a very busy schedule with all of these commitments.· Coincidentally, I had a very busy schedule as Foreign Secretary at that time.· He had to rely on the busy schedules of Brooks and his busy grad students.
· The daily schedule is recited almost automatically.· The importance of consistency in your daily schedule can not be overstated.· The daily schedule can be something like this: 9 a.m.· Starting with the daily schedule, we can see how deeply entrenched the factory model of schooling is in most secondary schools.· Laboratory experiments have proven that unfamiliar surroundings and a change in daily schedule can lead to sleep problems.· If not, try drawing up a daily schedule that fits your needs and still holds a repetitive rhythm.· What is your daily sleep schedule?· His daily schedule was the centerpiece of his life.
· Clients will be allowed all the freedom they require in a flexible, tailor-made schedule.· More flexible schedules will not immediately change the balance of work done by men and women within their households.· More flexible schedules at a few companies will not transform the workplace overnight.· Near is looking forward to flexible schedules with longer runs for more popular shows in order to support riskier work.· In role-playing ses-sions, they take turns asking for and then granting or denying requests for flexible schedules.· The heavily restricted Internet deals appeal to people with disposable income and flexible schedules.· Indeed, a 1990 study by Catalyst found initial resistance to flexible schedules by 41 percent of middle managers.
· Those enrolled for complete areas of study will be required to undertake the full assessment schedule for those areas of study.· The hospital had just finished a fairly full surgical schedule in late morning when the casualties began to arrive.· The full schedules of the first edition appeared between 1940 and 1953, and the second edition started to emerge in 1976.· For a full schedule and other information, call 327-4809.· Shortline, Grayline, Crossroads: his new vinyl briefcase is full of schedules and pamphlets.· And each day for the next several days, no matter how full her schedule, Amelia wrote a sequel.· The museum has a full schedule of workshops and other events.
· Other Areas are in the throes of heavy training schedules and will create a highly competitive spirit in Portlaoise.· But Joe was concerned about the heavy schedule he had to keep in order to maintain that income.· For a chart-busting pop star with a heavy travelling schedule - like Sinitta - it is particularly hard.
· The split was caused mainly by work - both his and Tessa's hectic schedules never seemed to meet.· Despite his increasingly hectic schedule, Haden graciously took time out to be interviewed about the Quartet and the Jazzfest tour.· With the birth less than six weeks away, Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival.· Despite his hectic business schedule Richard Gabriel still finds time to cook candlelit dinners for his girlfriend.· Read in studio A promotion-chasing football team has taken the day off from a hectic training schedule to record a pop song.· The hectic schedule ended in Cheltenham, where the Liberal democrats hope to overturn a Conservative majority of just under 5,000.· The prince and princess's hectic schedule of engagements will be closely observed by royal watchers.· But they reckoned without their hectic schedule.
· You give people new schedules, reports to write, projects to complete, a customer or client to visit and so on.· There is also a new rate schedule for the center that gives community groups a bigger discount.· Those who anticipate that both will be granted will campaign for legislation to enforce a new schedule of environmental safeguards.· Sandra quickly compromised and accepted the new work schedule.· The new schedule calls for five spacewalks rather than the three originally planned for a mission lasting 11 days rather than eight.· His new schedule allows him to help with carpooling in the morning, get home earlier, and not work weekends.· The Labor Department is still working on compiling a new schedule for delayed monthly indicators -- including December employment and inflation reports.
· Agree a regular schedule of meetings to review progress.· In addition to their regular schedules, chief executives are on call at all hours to handle emergencies.· If an automatic time switch is available, this greatly simplifies the keeping of a regular lighting schedule.· The more regular your schedule, the easier it is to retrain your circadian rhythm in a twenty-four-hour time period.· Establish a regular schedule for reviewing progress with your boss or colleagues.· Unfortunately, the regular schedule is being followed.· Managers who live in the hotel usually have regular work schedules, but they may be called to work at any time.· I am one of those gardeners who do not follow a regular fertilizing schedule.
· It was an alarmingly tight schedule.· More than two-thirds were businessmen who travel on tight schedules and pay high fares.· Visiting a school in Doncaster in December 1989, Charles was on another very tight schedule, again with BitC.· The scrutiny process as a tight schedule and is in four parts: investigation; action plan; implementation; implementation report.· Construction only began in mid-October and recent heavy rains have hampered the already tight schedule.· Renwick fell silent, too, calculating the tight schedule ahead.
NOUN· It is recommended in the planning of the data collection schedule that coding of the variables should be worked out.· Most collection schedules have some open-ended items.· The data collection schedule will be attached following the footnote reference list.· Earlier some mention was made of coding the categories to each variable in the collection schedule.· A data collection schedule may very often contain several instruments.· It is possible that a data collection schedule contains but one instrument.· This subsection is concerned with data collection schedules and what the research proposal should say about them.
· This means that the interview schedule itself has the function of a standardizing instrument.· When the doors finally swung open, we rushed in and squeezed our names on to the Lehman interview schedule.· In the nursery class, a semi-structured interview schedule was used, with ample opportunity for expanding answers.· Drafting the questionnaire or interview schedule A questionnaire is a list of questions to be asked by the researcher.· The interview schedule, then, is essentially an intermediate stage in research, and it fulfils a variety of functions.· An interview schedule will always be administered face to face.· The interview schedule or questionnaire mean that the researcher is setting limits to what the respondent can say.· Many interview schedules have a mix of the two types.
· With the recent weakness in the auto industry, automakers are cutting production schedules.· A breakdown in communications between these departments can cause slowdowns and a failure to meet production schedules.· That has thrown off the production schedule and caused periods when little product was available to harvest.
· This does erupt, but not to a defined time schedule.· A calendar of events is a time schedule for carrying out the required tasks of the research project.· The time schedule or calendar is another indication of how carefully and realistically the proposal has been developed.· A clearly described project and precise time schedule will be easily translated into budgetary terms.· As for the time schedule, it is easy to underestimate the costs of complete data collection and the final report preparation.· Assuming the budget and time schedule are acceptable, this is the next project stage, folks...· Once the revised time schedule is established, the proposal writer should set his dates of completion for each task.
· Admittedly, these were early days in the season, before the tough training schedule at Richmond had beefed up fitness levels.· Other Areas are in the throes of heavy training schedules and will create a highly competitive spirit in Portlaoise.· If the training schedule of the Hearts players is not too strenuous then one or two might put in an surprise appearance?· Read in studio A promotion-chasing football team has taken the day off from a hectic training schedule to record a pop song.· He has a serious nature and his powers of concentration are a boon when it comes to his gruelling training schedule.· Business unit development is part of a wide-ranging training schedule designed to achieve continuous improvement.· Trainer: Lists off-form players and enables reorganisation of the training schedule.· The teams have been on a rigorous training schedule for the hundred mile long test of skill and stamina.
· In his gruelling work schedule, sixty-year old Garrett continues at a rate that would tax many men half his age.· Sandra quickly compromised and accepted the new work schedule.· That's good because it doesn't mess up our work schedule.· They developed their own staffing and work schedules.· She spoke recently of the strain of the six days a week work schedule that she said had left her shattered.· Managers who live in the hotel usually have regular work schedules, but they may be called to work at any time.· Not my parents or my work schedule.· Does the work schedule reflect budget consideration?
VERB· Goodness gracious, I thought he was changing your shift schedule!· But Pinkston also said Kemp had not changed his schedule for the weekend.· It was such an unlikely double that Olympic officials had to be convinced to change the schedules around to accommodate the quest.· Be prepared to change whatever schedule you have established in order to meet an emergency business need.· Butch, why did they change to Olympic schedule for Michael?· C., in 1980, nearly half the fathers changed their schedules and spent more time with their children.
· Close co-operation between all parties involved on the £130 million project was paramount in ensuring the work was completed on schedule.· If you congratulate a subordinate for completing a task on schedule, you may generate a feeling of pride and accomplishment.· Soviet troop withdrawals began on 15 May and were completed on schedule on 15 February 1989.· The second phase of the building project for the centre was completed ahead of schedule.· He still had to complete his detectives' schedules.· Better roads: Two important road improvements in Cleveland have been completed on schedule.
· It seems that matters have fallen behind schedule and need to be put back on the rails.· Home project had fallen behind schedule.· First flight was scheduled for December 1963 but due to fuel tank leakage the programme fell well behind schedule.· Countless advanced communications projects have fallen behind schedule after being heavily promoted.· Similarly, the eclipses fell behind the predicted schedules by several minutes when the Earth moved farthest from Jupiter.
· She wished heartily that she had followed the schedule worked out so carefully by Teresa back in Kilburn.· I am one of those gardeners who do not follow a regular fertilizing schedule.· Her personal attendants are the graceful Hons, who ensure that the seasons and events follow their allotted schedule.· The Council could not in these circumstances follow the schedule it had outlined.· In turn, following examination of staffing schedules, she will be informed if there is work available at her convenience.· If you follow the 10K schedules provided, the most advanced runner will not do anything longer than two hours.· Action for September Time to start planning ahead; be prepared and follow our garden schedule.
· Thus completely new - or Phoenix - schedules were included for Inorganic and Organic Chemistry.· Next, create a realistic schedule, including time for researching, writing, and rewriting the material.· Other matters referred to in the draft schedule include fitness for purpose, which includes liability for subsidence or heave.· San Jose completed an early portion of its schedule that included playing seven of its first nine games at home.· The schedules also include the return of comic Dave Allen.· The schedule will also include the instruments measuring your primary variables.· Before then, the Beatles squeezed recording into a schedule that included constant touring and the filming of two movies.
· Running such a large acreage, it's important to keep the lifting schedule simple.· Tablets were provided by Merck, Sharp, and Dohme and were kept with the randomisation schedule in the hospital pharmacy.· As a result, to keep to their schedules, the television companies had to cut rates, resulting in falling revenues.
· This bell has to meet the requirements of schedule six of the DOWRs.· Some alternatives, like the bus, require personal discipline to meet their schedule.· A breakdown in communications between these departments can cause slowdowns and a failure to meet production schedules.· Motorola denies that any such problems will occur and says it will meet the delivery schedule.· To meet that schedule, the Council was informed that construction bidding for the building had to be done in January.
· Constant updating of the information available will allow branches in particular more time to plan their schedules and hopefully avoid problems.· And he let squadron commanders plan their own sortie schedules.· They've got to be nursed and planned, you've got to plan the showcase and schedules.· Others have figured out they can make a healthy living just by planning their schedules around the tournaments he will not play.· When you are planning a schedule you should also bear in mind the location of speeches and statements.
· Today thousands of commuters were delayed for up to 35 minutes as trains ran behind schedule.· The next day, the Tour ran on schedule, with most of the riders not wearing helmets.· The facilities management operator will confirm that jobs have been run according to the schedule in the Weekly Service Report.
· Let me press on to the important subject of the council water charge which is set out in schedule 11.· We set up a schedule of psychotherapy sessions and worked together for nearly two years.· He would contact Gilman early tomorrow morning and set up their schedule for receiving and sending.· The room has good light throughout the day so he doesn't have to set a particular schedule.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Due to the economy's strong recovery, Mexico will repay ahead of schedule the last installment of a $13.5 billion loan.
- The renovation of the school has just been completed three months ahead of schedule.
- Martin said the Miramar projects are ahead of schedule and below budget, so far.
- Simply for completing the sequence ahead of schedule, Myriad received a $ 3 million bonus.
- The work is progressing ahead of schedule and should be completed within three weeks, she said.
- But Joe was concerned about the heavy schedule he had to keep in order to maintain that income.
- I understand the importance of the statement, but we have a heavy day ahead of us.
- Quite apart from the vines, I have a heavy day ahead of me - a lot of serious talking to do.
- The distant baying of a hound tugged at the heavy day.
- We have a very heavy day ahead of us.
WORD FAMILYadjectivescheduledrescheduledverbschedulereschedulenounschedule
1a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do iton schedule (=at the planned time) The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive on schedule.ahead of/behind schedule (=before or after the planned time) Meg’s new book is still well ahead of schedule. How can he fit everything into his busy schedule? I’m going to be working to a very tight schedule (=including a lot of things that must be done in a short time).2American English a list that shows the times that buses, trains etc leave or arrive at a particular place SYN timetable British English3a formal list of something, for example prices: a schedule of postal chargesTHESAURUSschedule a detailed plan of what someone is going to do and when they will do it, especially someone important: · He has a very busy schedule.· The president’s schedule includes a two-day visit to St Petersburg.timetable British English, schedule American English a written list that shows the exact times when something will happen, for example when planes or buses leave, or when classes at school take place: · The timetable said there was another train at 6.15.· According to the class schedule, English 104 is at 10 am in Royce Hall.programme British English, program American English a plan that shows the order of activities at a ceremony, sports meeting, public event etc: · Who is organizing the conference programme?· the next event on the programagenda a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting: · Attached is the agenda for the budget committee meeting.· the final item on the agendatimeline a plan for when things will happen or how long you think something will take – used especially in business English: · The timeline for the project is less than six months from start to finish.· What is the usual timeline from the sale of a house to the day you can move in?itinerary a plan or list of the places you will visit on a journey, usually with the date or time that you will be there: · The Travel Pack includes a detailed itinerary, maps, and a travel guide.· Let me know your itinerary when you know it.schedule1 nounschedule2 verb
scheduleschedule2 ●●● S3 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
schedule
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | schedule |
| he, she, it | schedules | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scheduled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scheduled |
| he, she, it | has scheduled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scheduled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will schedule |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scheduled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am scheduling |
| he, she, it | is scheduling | |
| you, we, they | are scheduling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was scheduling |
| you, we, they | were scheduling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scheduling |
| he, she, it | has been scheduling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scheduling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scheduling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scheduling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I've scheduled a meeting for tomorrow. I hope everyone can attend.
- If you schedule your practice routine to include one exercise a week, you should learn the musical scale pretty quickly.
- Monday's performance of St Matthew's Passion is scheduled to start at 7.30 pm.
- The first game is provisionally scheduled for January 26.
- And the unit is not scheduled to return to Norfolk until late February or early March.
- Atlantis is scheduled next month to retrieve Linenger and deliver replacement astronaut Michael Foale.
- Clearly the biggest problem was what to do about the tour, scheduled to leave Oxford at 9.30 a.m. bound for Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Lawmakers initially had been scheduled to vote on the bill Friday, but postponed the balloting for lack of sufficient votes.
- McVeigh is scheduled to die by lethal injection May 16 at a federal prison in Terre Haute.
- Parliamentary elections are scheduled for March 3 -- more than a year before the Socialists' term officially ends.
- The Bill was scheduled to complete its remaining parliamentary stages early this week.
- The earliest UltraSparc-III silicon is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 1996.
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing something that has been planned
· Some people prefer a vacation with a lot of planned activities.· The number of planned job cuts by major US businesses declined in October from a year ago.
planned to happen at a particular time: · Heavy snow closed airports and forced the cancellation of scheduled budget talks at the White House.scheduled to do something: · A UN mission was scheduled to leave on February 29.scheduled for: · The play was originally scheduled for October, but it had to be cancelled.
done as part of a plan, especially in a military, business, or political situation, in order to gain an advantage against your opponents: · The British army made a strategic withdrawal across the English Channel.· The two countries agreed to join together in a strategic alliance.
something that is well thought out has been carefully planned so that it will work well and achieve its desired results: · If you're planning to take a year out between school and university, it needs to be carefully thought out.· The average worker's long-term financial security will depend upon having a well-thought-out personal finance plan.
to arrange a time for something to happen to arrange for an activity or event to happen at a particular time: · Monday's performance of St Matthew's Passion is scheduled to start at 7.30 pm.· If you schedule your practice routine to include one exercise a week, you should learn the musical scale pretty quickly.schedule something for tomorrow/next week/Dec 4 etc: · I've scheduled a meeting for tomorrow. I hope everyone can attend.· The first game is provisionally scheduled for January 26.
to arrange for an activity or event to happen at a particular time , especially because this is the most suitable or convenient time: · The meditation class will be timed so that it does not coincide with the noisier exercise classes.· The release of the document was shrewdly timed.time something for 12 noon/12.45 etc: · Stephen timed his arrival for exactly six o'clock.· The first track race is timed for 11.15.
to arrange a time for something to happen, especially when you may want to change this later: pencil in something: · Political commentators are pencilling in July 30th, August 6th or August 13th as possible election dates. pencil something in: · we'll pencil May 15 in as a reserve date.pencil something in for Dec 4/next week etc: · Greg's pencilled the sale in for December 15 .· The band are pencilled in for a show in the King's Hall on January 18.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The elections are scheduled for mid-June. Her first album is scheduled for release in September. We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an important research project that is already two years behind schedule (=not ready at the time planned) He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us. The project has fallen behind schedule. He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences. As usual, his schedule on Saturday was tight (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The elections are scheduled for mid-June. Her first album is scheduled for release in September. (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week) Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow.
Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow. We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date. an important research project that is already two years behind schedule (=not ready at the time planned) He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us.· They haven’t yet drawn up a timetable for the elections.
The project has fallen behind schedule. (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week)· There are scheduled flights between the islands.
He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences. As usual, his schedule on Saturday was tight (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time).· The match was originally scheduled for Leeds' Elland road ground.· The reports were originally scheduled for release today.· They were originally scheduled for publication as a book in 1941.· One Blue Button was originally scheduled for each dealing table.· Callas was originally scheduled, but withdrew and Nilsson stepped in at fairly short notice.· A number of the films now set for the next 2 months were originally scheduled for summer release.
· She is scheduled to have the first of regularly scheduled two-way video conferences with her family on Sunday.· The board has had eight regularly scheduled meetings so far this year.· This study demonstrated the need to do more careful appraisals of anthropometric measurements on a regularly scheduled basis.· Almost all hospitals have regularly scheduled tours of the labor and delivery area and the postpartum divisions.· These materials are used on a regularly scheduled basis.
· The play could now be tentatively scheduled for the Edinburgh Festival of 1953, one year later than Eliot had originally planned.· A hearing is tentatively scheduled for fall.· Earlier this month the State of the Union had been tentatively scheduled for Feb. 5.· Another pending decision which also awaits the new Board of Supervisors concerns the proposed bond election, tentatively scheduled for May 20.· The dedication ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 19.
NOUN· City spokesman Kelvin McNeill said police plan to schedule an appointment with the parents, each of whom has a separate attorney.· You should schedule an appointment with your doctor to check this out.· They say they make more phone calls, schedule quicker appointments, do more comprehensive screenings and even make occasional house calls.· Now and then, there is the need to ask a brief question schedule an appointment.
· The ball, scheduled for April 18, raises about $ 350, 000.· Barton said it was no accident Republican leaders scheduled the vote on April 15.· A trial is scheduled to begin April 2.· Heritage Festival, scheduled April 26-May 5 this year.· The operation is scheduled to run from April 25 to May 20.· The hearing is scheduled to continue April 1 with additional testimony on April 11, 12 and 26.· A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 11.· A concert scheduled for April, more daringly, will offer a whole program of unfamiliar work.
· The new port at Laem Chabang, on the eastern seaboard, was scheduled for completion in 1991.· That process is scheduled for completion in June.· The £55m project is scheduled for completion in June 1995.· Construction is to start immediately and is scheduled for completion in October 1998.· The project is scheduled for completion by early 1994.· The first few programs are scheduled for completion during the summer of 1986.
· Clinton has scheduled an economic conference of 100 economists and business leaders for 14 and 15 December.· Fokker has scheduled a press conference for 9 p. m. local time today.· Mountain View police scheduled a news conference for Friday.· Dole later canceled a scheduled press conference with Wilson.· She is scheduled to have the first of regularly scheduled two-way video conferences with her family on Sunday.· Daimler has scheduled a press conference at about 3: 00 p. m., following the meeting of the supervisory board.· It scheduled a news conference for 9 p. m. local time at its Amsterdam headquarters.
· They were despatched exactly to schedule and from that date further deliveries were also made exactly to programme.· Put a price tag beside each tactic and schedule the date you hope to have that tactic accomplished successfully.· S., it is economically impossible to produce extra copies after our scheduled publishing date.
· The work's scheduled to last 18 days, but the contractors are working round the clock to try and finish sooner.· Brewer said he will pitch again on Thursday, his next scheduled day.· She also sets up her boss' schedule each day.· Four other suspects scheduled for trial that day had no lawyers.
· The work's scheduled to last 18 days, but the contractors are working round the clock to try and finish sooner.· Kaczynski was scheduled to begin seven days of mental tests Saturday in his Dublin prison cell.
· It is unclear whether Perot will be allowed to participate in the three scheduled presidential debates, as he did last time.· The close-run nature of the race has given unusual importance to the three scheduled debates.· He tried to lower expectations for his performance in the first of two scheduled 90-minute debates.
· He has scheduled a phony parliamentary election for October 15, and his own term expires next year.· So much so that had it been scheduled during the election, Bob Dole might have had a real shot.
· They had scheduled their events in mostly modest media markets -- Tulsa, Charlotte, Casper, Wyo.· To schedule an event, click on one of the icons and drag it to the schedule.· Forbes' only scheduled event is a speech Monday to the Economic Club of Columbus.
· A hearing is tentatively scheduled for fall.
· A final court hearing on the settlement is scheduled Feb. 29.· A court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 14.· The other is Gerald Stanley, scheduled to die Feb. 16.· The charge will appear in results scheduled to be released Feb. 13.· Earlier this month the State of the Union had been tentatively scheduled for Feb. 5.· The next seminar is scheduled Feb. 20 and Feb. 22 in Riverside, followed by a casting clinic March 9.
· Practically every scheduled flight is sold out, including extra flights.
· Flights to London will leave as scheduled on Friday.· Late Wednesday afternoon Lovell scheduled a hearing for Friday afternoon on the defense motion.· The Santa Clara game is not scheduled until Friday of the following week.· A hearing is scheduled for Friday to discuss issues related to the death penalty.· C., will be involved in the negotiations, which are scheduled to continue through Friday.· The two parties are scheduled for trial Friday to decide whether the church has a right to use the road.
· Prospects will need to be clearer long before talks scheduled for Bonn in July.· The peacekeeping force has already been extended five times, and the deployment is now scheduled to end July 31.· Delivery of the jets is scheduled to begin in July, with passenger service to begin in September.
· A second round of voting has been scheduled for June 25 if run-off elections are needed.· An Indoor Football League game had been scheduled June 30.· A third test-the final one before Clinton's decision-is scheduled for late June.· That process is scheduled for completion in June.· Landi is scheduled to start June 1.
· The trip is scheduled for March 12 to 21 and will be led by artist-teacher and Oaxacan specialist Raoul de la Sota.· The play opens Monday and is scheduled to close March 20.· Some of the constituents will change at the next review scheduled for March 6 2001.· Wilson has urged legislators to put off a scheduled March ban of the pesticide methyl bromide.· A Beginners one day course is scheduled for Saturday 6 march.· A preliminary hearing on the charges is scheduled for March 20.· John Hutt's termination was scheduled for 6 March.· Hauser is scheduled to be arraigned March 15.
· The second round of voting is scheduled for May 5.· Departures are scheduled for May 4, June 29, Sept. 21 and Oct. 5.· The trial is scheduled for May 27.· Sentencing is scheduled for May 7.· The talks are scheduled to conclude in May 1999.· Another pending decision which also awaits the new Board of Supervisors concerns the proposed bond election, tentatively scheduled for May 20.· The Prague Spring tour is nine nights, scheduled May 10 to 20.· OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.
· Don't schedule too many meetings.· Santee officials have scheduled four meetings to give residents a chance to comment on the environmental report.· I scheduled airport meetings in fourteen of the thirty-six centres and travelled to seven on each of two days.· He tells Mae she should start scheduling those meetings about 9: 30.· Suppose you've scheduled your meetings till 12.30 but you get through the morning's business more quickly than you expected.· It planned to schedule regular meetings for mentors and interns during the summer.· New features include Work Groups - including the ability to schedule meetings across the Group.· The board has had eight regularly scheduled meetings so far this year.
· The auction is scheduled Monday and Tuesday.· An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.· Bail was set at $ 60, 000 pending an initial court appearance scheduled for Monday.· Hideo Nomo, who was hit hard in his last start, is scheduled to start again Monday against the Florida Marlins.· His hearing is scheduled for Monday.
· Atlantis is scheduled next month to retrieve Linenger and deliver replacement astronaut Michael Foale.· Production is scheduled to begin next month.· Beach is scheduled to appear next month before a general court-martial, the most serious criminal proceeding in the military.
· Weld was scheduled to speak Wednesday night when convention organizers intend to stress economic issues.· A vote was scheduled later Tuesday night after all-day meetings at legislators' offices and in a hotel near the Congress building.· The negotiators are scheduled to convene Sunday night and perhaps on Monday before adjourning.· They scheduled a night meeting at the Dreamland Skating Rink on Jan. 25 to stir up the righteous.
· The first meeting of the new forum was scheduled to take place in Paris in mid-July.· The conversion is scheduled to take place in the 1996-97 school year.· Other multilateral talks were scheduled to take place in November.· The fight on Saturday was scheduled to take place two days later, which might explain the last-minute cancellation.· A formal ceremony had been scheduled to take place in May but never went ahead.· The suit charged that too many of the rest stops were scheduled in places not wheelchair accessible.· Reagan's television appearances furthermore were carefully scheduled to take place just prior to critical votes on his budgetary and tax policy.· The trial had been scheduled to take place in Lawton, Okla., in May.
· It is scheduled for publication in the summer at which time all interested parties will have an opportunity to comment.· They were originally scheduled for publication as a book in 1941.· Lord's book is scheduled for publication in autumn 1994.· The note is scheduled for publication in December.
· Access for Windows developers kits are scheduled for release the first quarter of 1993.· The reports were originally scheduled for release today.· The toolkit is scheduled for release the second half of 1993.· A number of the films now set for the next 2 months were originally scheduled for summer release.· The group's first single is scheduled for release the same day.· He is collaborating on new tracks for a greatest-hits collection scheduled for release in the fall.· However documentation on further specifications are not scheduled for release for another 18 months or so.· Reports originally scheduled for release this week include December producer and consumer prices, along with retail sales.
· Basketball practices are scheduled to begin next Saturday.· S.-brokered peace agreement in Bosnia as 2. 9 million people prepare to vote in national elections scheduled Saturday.· An invitation-only memorial service is scheduled Saturday at 2 p. m. in Aspen at Harris Hall.· Republican vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp is scheduled to speak Saturday.
· He passed on the 1988 Olympic Games because part of the triple-jump competition was scheduled for Sunday.· Dole and Clinton are scheduled to debate Sunday, and drugs and crime figure to be central issues.· The negotiators are scheduled to convene Sunday night and perhaps on Monday before adjourning.· A 2 p.m. matinee is scheduled for Sunday.
· The Lakers have sessions scheduled today and Thursday before back-to-back games against the Clippers and Cleveland.· The swap of the Hawks for the hostages was scheduled to hapten on Thursday, November 21, 1985.· It was scheduled to reopen on Thursday.· A hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning.
· Three other Rash-trained horses are scheduled to run today and Sunday.· The reports were originally scheduled for release today.· Parliament had been scheduled today to review the new levy, which caused an uproar.· The upper house is expected to follow suit in a vote scheduled for later today.· She had no student conferences scheduled for today.· The Lakers have sessions scheduled today and Thursday before back-to-back games against the Clippers and Cleveland.· Harkey and Eischen also are scheduled to pitch today.· Testimony in the case is scheduled to continue today and Baldwin is expected to take the stand.
· The suit was filed in 1994 and is scheduled for trial in October.· Timothy McVeigh is scheduled to stand trial on March 31, with the Nichols trial to follow.· The case is scheduled for trial in August.· The class-action portion of the case is scheduled for trial May 20.
· The auction is scheduled Monday and Tuesday.· A vote was scheduled later Tuesday night after all-day meetings at legislators' offices and in a hotel near the Congress building.· Pat Robertson was scheduled to speak on Tuesday but was prevented from attending by the weather.· The talks are scheduled to resume on Tuesday in Chicago.· Pick-up and delivery schedules: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on your location.
· The treaty was scheduled for a ratification vote during the presidential election campaign last year.· He said the two rail lines would schedule another vote later.· A similar bill is scheduled for a vote in the House next week.· Barton said it was no accident Republican leaders scheduled the vote on April 15.· He also will likely schedule a vote on a health insurance bill.
· Weld was scheduled to speak Wednesday night when convention organizers intend to stress economic issues.· Initial consultations are scheduled for Wednesday, but few north of the border expect a quick resolution to the dispute.· The House Rules Committee was scheduled Wednesday to determine the rules for the vote.· All are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Oakland.· The seventh defendant, Donna Walsh, was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
· Sources close to the rebels said such a meeting in Monrovia was scheduled for this week.· A private autograph signing featuring most of the players is scheduled for that week.· Mitchum, Ford and Lila were given bail at a thousand dollars each and a hearing was scheduled for the following week.· The matches are scheduled for the week beginning January 15.· Hearings are scheduled next week in the Constitution subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.· That news is scheduled for a week from today.· The 73-year-old Republican standard-bearer took time out of his busy campaign schedule last week to search for those roots.
· A limited number of schools offer post-graduate courses which are scheduled over one year.· That class-action lawsuit has garnered national publicity and is scheduled for trial next year.· The Lyons course was scheduled to last four years, but few pupils stayed much more than a year.· Some dozen movies based on television programs are scheduled for release this year.· Work is under way on the final section from Cairo University to Giza Suburban, which is scheduled to open next year.· First products are scheduled for release by year end.
VERB· A court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 14.· A hearing is tentatively scheduled for fall.· A hearing is scheduled for Friday to discuss issues related to the death penalty.· The hearing was scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, where the league was headquartered until December.· A hearing on that is scheduled for Jan. 16.· The hearing is scheduled to continue April 1 with additional testimony on April 11, 12 and 26.· A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 11.· A stewards' hearing is scheduled to begin at 9: 30 this morning at Santa Anita.
· Sources close to the rebels said such a meeting in Monrovia was scheduled for this week.· The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at City Hall.· It was unclear whether a meeting would be scheduled before Congress adjourns next week.· OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.· Tourists came and went and the Security Council met as scheduled.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Due to the economy's strong recovery, Mexico will repay ahead of schedule the last installment of a $13.5 billion loan.
- The renovation of the school has just been completed three months ahead of schedule.
- Martin said the Miramar projects are ahead of schedule and below budget, so far.
- Simply for completing the sequence ahead of schedule, Myriad received a $ 3 million bonus.
- The work is progressing ahead of schedule and should be completed within three weeks, she said.
- But Joe was concerned about the heavy schedule he had to keep in order to maintain that income.
- I understand the importance of the statement, but we have a heavy day ahead of us.
- Quite apart from the vines, I have a heavy day ahead of me - a lot of serious talking to do.
- The distant baying of a hound tugged at the heavy day.
- We have a very heavy day ahead of us.
WORD FAMILYadjectivescheduledrescheduledverbschedulereschedulenounschedule
to plan that something will happen at a particular timebe scheduled for June/Monday etc The elections are scheduled for mid-June.be scheduled for release/publication/completion etc Her first album is scheduled for release in September.be scheduled to do something Meetings are scheduled to take place all over the country.scheduled flight/service (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week) Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow. We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date.GRAMMAR Schedule is usually passive.