schedule
/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl//ˈskɛd͡ʒ.ʊl/
schedule noun: a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
Noun (1)
schedule (plural schedules)
- A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
- Near-synonyms: timeline, timetable
- To complete on time, we must follow the schedule.
- A serial record of items, systematically arranged.
- Near-synonyms: catalog, inventory, list, listing, register, registry, table
- The building code includes a schedule of acceptable configurations.
- A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
- schedule of tribes
- One of the five divisions into which controlled substances are classified, or the restrictions denoted by such classification.
- Heroin is a Schedule I drug with a high potential for abuse.
- Currently, cannabis/marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning it defined as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” This is the same designation given to LSD, heroin and ecstasy.2022 October 13, Shawn Radcliffe, “What Happens if Marijuana is No Longer Classified as Schedule 1 Drug?”, in healthline, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2023
- One of the nine schedules of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons. Identical to the American usage above.
- An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.
- A slip of paper; a short note.
- He demands the blood-written schedule back from the demon, who refuses to give it up1900, John the Stylite, translated by Agnes Smith Lewis, Select Narratives of Holy Women (Studia Sinaitica; X), Logos edition, London; Cambridge University Press Warehouse: C. J. Clay and Sons, page...
Verb
schedule (third-person singular simple present schedules, present participle scheduling, simple past and past participle scheduled)
- To create a time-schedule.
- To plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time.
- The next elections are scheduled on the twentieth of November.
- To add (a name) to the list of those participating in an event; to reserve a place or time for.
- I am scheduled for classes next month.
- I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then.
- To admit (a person) to hospital as an involuntary patient under a schedule of the applicable mental health law.
- whether or not to schedule a patient
- To classify as a controlled substance.
- Many harm reduction groups and drug policy experts question the long-term efficacy of scheduling xylazine.2023 April 20, Jan Hoffman, “The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Noun (2) capitalized: Schedule
Schedule (plural Schedules)
- Alternative letter-case form of schedule, commonly used in legislation and legal documents.
schedule meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
schedule in Hindi
- a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur — see also agenda
- अनुसूची anusūcī, सारणी sārṇī
- a serial record of items, systematically arranged
- अनुसूची anusūcī
- to plan an activity at a specific date or time
- निर्धारण nirdhāraṇ
schedule in Tamil
- a table of information forming appendix to a statute, other regulatory instrument or legal contract
- அட்டவணை aṭṭavaṇai
- a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur — see also agenda
- அட்டவணை aṭṭavaṇai, திட்டம் tiṭṭam
- a serial record of items, systematically arranged
- அட்டவணை aṭṭavaṇai
schedule in Urdu
- a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur — see also agenda
- نِظامُ الْاَوقات nizāmu 'l-auqāt, شیڈُول śeḍūl, جَدْوَل jadval
schedule in Bengali
- a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur — see also agenda
- শিডিউল śiḍiul, সময়সূচী śomoẏśuci
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- schedule in Malayalam
- പട്ടിക paṭṭika
- schedule in Pashto
- مهالوېش mahālwéš
- schedule in Tagalog
- talaorasan, iskedyul
- schedule in Arabic
- جَدْوَل jadwal, جَدْوَل أَعْمَال jadwal ʔaʕmāl, جَدْوَل مَوَاعِيد jadwal mawāʕīd, جَدْوَل زَمَنِيّ jadwal zamaniyy
- schedule in Malay
- jadual
- schedule in Indonesian
- jadwal, menjadwalkan
- schedule in Persian
- زمانبندی کردن zamânbandi kardan
- schedule in Thai
- ตาราง dtaa-raang, กำหนดการ gam-nòt-gaan
- schedule in Vietnamese
- lịch trình, thời khắc biểu, thời gian biểu
- schedule in Myanmar
- အချိန်စာရင်း a.hkyincarang:
Examples of schedule in a sentence
- We've worked out the schedule for Easter week: we'll be shopping Monday.
- She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.
- We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.
Synonyms of schedule
Forms of schedule
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | schedules |
| alternative form | Schedule |
| plural | Schedules |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | schedules |
| present participle | scheduling |
| past participle | scheduled |
| past | scheduled |
Origin of schedule
Inherited from Middle English cedule, from Middle French cedule (whence French cédule), from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula (“papyrus strip”), diminutive of Latin scheda, from Ancient Greek σχέδη (skhédē, “papyrus leaf”), from Proto-Hellenic *skʰíd͏̌d͏̌ō, from Proto-Indo-European *skid-yé-ti, from *skeyd- (“to divide, split”). Doublet of cedula and cedule. This word was historically pronounced /ˈsɛdjuːl/, /ˈsɛdʒuːl/; the pronunciations with /ʃ/ and /sk/ are due to the spelling (the latter may have been reinforced by learned influence); compare schism.
Words formed from schedule
Questions about schedule
- What does schedule mean?
- Schedule means a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
- What is schedule in Hindi?
- Schedule in Hindi is अनुसूची (anusūcī), सारणी (sārṇī), निर्धारण (nirdhāraṇ). See Schedule meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is schedule?
- Schedule can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce schedule?
- Schedule is pronounced /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/.
- What is the plural of schedule?
- The plural of schedule is schedules.
Words near schedule in the dictionary
Source and license
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