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sched·ule  (skjl, --l, skjl)
n.
1. A list of times of departures and arrivals; a timetable: a bus schedule; a schedule of guided tours.
2. A plan for performing work or achieving an objective, specifying the order and allotted time for each part: finished the project on schedule.
3. A printed or written list of items in tabular form: a schedule of postal rates.
4.
a. A program of events or appointments expected in a given time: Can you fit me into your schedule Tuesday afternoon?
b. A student's program of classes.
5. A supplemental statement of details appended to a document.
6.
a. A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.
b. One of the ranks or classes in such a list.
tr.v. sched·uled, sched·ul·ing, sched·ules
1. To enter on a schedule: calculate and schedule each tax deduction on the proper form.
2. To make up a schedule for: I haven't scheduled the coming week yet.
3. To plan or appoint for a certain time or date: scheduled a trip in June; was scheduled to arrive Monday.
4. To list or rank (a controlled substance) in a schedule.

[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhed; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-.]

schedu·lar adj.
schedu·ler n.

schedule
Noun
1. a timed plan of procedure for a project
2. a list of details or items: the schedule of priorities
3. a timetable
Verb
[-uling, -uled]
1. to plan and arrange (something) to happen at a certain time
2. to make a schedule or include in a schedule [Latin scheda sheet of paper]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scheduleschedule - a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
fare, menu - an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
2.scheduleschedule - an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
network programming - the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network
timetable - a schedule of times of arrivals and departures
timetable - a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
Verb1.scheduleschedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"
time - assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
book - engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
calendar - enter into a calendar
slot - assign a time slot; "slot a television program"
plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
2.scheduleschedule - make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"
plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
program, programme - arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party"
reschedule - assign a new time and place for an event; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment"

schedule
noun 1. plan, programme, agenda, calendar, timetable, itinerary, list of appointments
Translations
schedule [ˈʃɛdjuːl] US [ˈskɛdjuːl]
n [of trains] → horario; [of events] → programa m (= list); lista
vt (= timetable) → establecer el horario de (= list); catalogar [+ visit]; fijar la hora de;
on schedule → a la hora, sin retraso;
to be ahead of/behind schedule → estar adelantado/retrasado;
we are working to a very tight schedule → tenemos un programa de trabajo muy apretado;
everything went according to schedule → todo salió según lo previsto;
the meeting is scheduled for 7 or to begin at 7 → la reunión está fijada para las 7

schedule [ˈʃɛdjuːl] (US) [ˈskɛdjuːl] nprogramme m, plan m [of trains]; horaire m [of prices etc]; barème m, tarif m
vtprévoir;
as scheduled → comme prévu;
on schedule → à l'heure (prévue); à la date prévue;
to be ahead of/behind schedule → avoir de l'avance/du retard;
we are working to a very tight schedule → notre programme de travail est très serré or intense;
everything went according to schedule → tout s'est passé comme prévu

schedule [ˈʃɛdjuːl\G, \G(ɐʊS}\G) ˈskɛdjuːl] n (of trains, buses) → Fahrplan m;
(of events) → Programm nt;
(of prices, details etc) → Liste f
vtplanen;
(visit, meeting etc) → ansetzen;
on schedule → wie geplant, pünktlich;
we are working to a very tight schedule → wir arbeiten nach einem sehr knappen Zeitplan;
everything went according to schedule → alles ist planmäßig verlaufen;
to be ahead of/behind schedule → dem Zeitplan voraus sein/im Rückstand sein;
he was scheduled to leave yesterday → laut Zeitplan hätte er gestern abfahren sollen

schedule [ˈʃɛdjuːl, ɐʊS} ˈskɛdjuːl] nprogramma m; piano; [of trains] → orario; [of prices etc] → lista, tabella
vtfissare;
as scheduled → come stabilito;
on schedule → in orario;
to be ahead of/behind schedule → essere in anticipo/ritardo sul previsto;
we are working to a very tight schedule → il nostro programma di lavoro è molto intenso;
everything went according to schedule → tutto è andato secondo i piani or secondo il previsto

schedule
n schedule [ˈʃedjuːl, (American ) ˈsked-]
a statement of details, especially of timing of activities, or of things to be done a work schedule for next month. skedule جَدْوَل مَواعيد، بَرْنامَج разписание plán, rozpis plan; -plan der Plan πρόγραμμα programa (töö)plaan, ajakava برنامه زمان بندي aikataulu plan, horaire לוּחַ זְמָנִים सूची, सारिणी, तालिका raspored, program munkaterv; program; menetrend jadwal áætlun programma, orario 予定表 예정표, 시간표 planas, tvarkaraštis plāns; saraksts; grafiks jadual programma (-)plan, program, –liste plan programa plan, orar расписание plán, rozpis načrt raspored schema, tidtabell, program ตารางเวลา program 日程表,進度表 графік; план نظام الاوقات kế hoạch 日程表
v
to plan the time of (an event etc) The meeting is scheduled for 9.00 a.m. skeduleer يُحَدِّد المَواعيد насрочвам naplánovat planlægge planen προγραμματίζω programar, fijar plaani panema زمان بندي كردن määrätä ajankohta inscrire à l'horaire לִקבּוֹעַ सूची बनाना, तालिका बनाना planirati raspored beütemez; kitűz (időpontot) menjadwalkan tímasetja programmare 予定する 예정하다 suplanuoti, numatyti []plānot; paredzēt menjadualkan plannen beramme planować marcar a planifica намечать, планировать naplánovať načrtovati planirati fastställa tidpunkten för, planera วางแผนการจัดเวลาของเหตุการณ์หนึ่ง plânlamak, program yapmak 安排 складати розклад; призначати; планувати نقشئہ ترتیب کار بنانا lên kế hoạch


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As it was, they were running far behind their schedule, each day eating into the margin they had run up.
For the benefit of readers voracious for everything about everybody, schedule chapters might be provided by inferior novelists, good at painting say tiresome bourgeois fathers, gouty uncles and brothers in the army, as sometimes in great pictures we read that the sheep in the foreground have been painted by Mr.
With serene regularity, as if controlled by a schedule, bullets buffed into men.
 
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