SCHEDULE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of schedule in English

schedule
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈʃedʒ.uːl/ us
/ˈskedʒ.uːl/
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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).
B1 US
(UK timetable)
a list of the times when events are planned to happen, for example the times when classes happen or when buses, etc. leave and arrive:
The class schedule is available on the website.
a bus schedule
a schedule of talks at the convention
formal
an official list of things:
a schedule of business expenses
ahead of schedule
B2
early:
We expect the building work to be completed ahead of schedule.
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on schedule
B2
not early or late:
Managers need to know whether work is proceeding on schedule.
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fall behind schedule
to do less work than you planned to do by a particular point in time:
I'm afraid we've fallen behind schedule in recent weeks.
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schedule
verb [ T often passive ]
uk
/ˈʃedʒ.uːl/ us
/ˈskedʒ.uːl/
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to arrange that an event or activity will happen at a particular time:
The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
[ + to infinitive ] The flight is scheduled to arrive at 8.45, but it's running 20 minutes late.
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schedule | American Dictionary

schedule
noun [ C/U ]
us
/ˈskedʒ·ul, -əl/
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a list of planned activities or things to be done at or during a particular time:
[ C ] Amid her hectic schedule, she found time to stop by.
[ C ] The work schedule for this month is posted on the staff bulletin board.
[ U ] The construction was completed ahead of/on/behind schedule (= early/on time/late).
[ U ] Everything went according to schedule (= as planned).
An airline/bus/train schedule (also (also timetable)) is a list of days and times that aircraft/buses/trains leave and arrive at particular places.
schedule
verb [ T ]
us
/ˈskedʒ·ul, -əl/
to plan something for a particular time:
The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
The film is scheduled to begin production in August.
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schedule | Business English

schedule
noun
uk
/ˈʃedjuːl/ us
/ˈskedʒuːl/
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[ C ]
a plan of activities or tasks together with the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done:
a hectic/tight/busy schedule
The company will cut its first-quarter production schedule by 4%.
It's important that we have a flexible work schedule.
design/plan a schedule First and foremost you should plan a schedule for the project.
keep to/work to/have a schedule
a schedule of activities/events/meetings
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timetable noun
[ C ]   TRANSPORT   US
a list of the times when buses, trains, and planes leave and arrive:
a bus/train schedule
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timetable noun
[ C ]   COMMUNICATIONS
a list of television or radio programmes that are broadcast at particular times:
television schedules
We are looking at ways to improve the daytime schedule.
[ C ]
a formal list:
a schedule of prices/rates
[ C ]   LAW, INSURANCE
an official list of things that are affected by a legal or insurance agreement:
The paintings were added to the insurance schedule.
ahead of schedule
early:
The meeting finished ahead of schedule.
If things continue to run ahead of schedule, construction could be finished two months early.
on schedule
at the right time, not early or late:
The group remains on schedule to open six new outlets in the second half.
fall behind schedule
to do less work than you planned to do by a particular point in time:
The project started six months late and continued to fall behind schedule.
according to schedule
at the time or in the way that was planned:
If everything goes according to schedule, work will be complete in December.

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aging schedule
earnings schedule
employee schedule
tax schedule
schedule
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈʃedjuːl/ us
/ˈskedʒuːl/
to arrange for an event or activity to happen at a particular time:
The appeals court may rule after receiving a government response or may schedule a hearing.
be scheduled to do sth $227 million was scheduled to be paid to assorted hospitals and clinics.
schedule sth for Monday/May/next year, etc. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.
be scheduled for release/completion/publication
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Examples of schedule

schedule
She had returned to her active schedule with friends, and volunteering.
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It aggressively exploits the parallelism made possible by sending requests to multiple remote data sources simultaneously and by scheduling tasks to run on multiple processors.
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In later years this schedule could be reduced.
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They will only be removed if growers appreciate the significance of compaction and exercise greater patience in organizing their planting schedule.
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A series of tasks were used to elicit approach/inhibition in toddlers over two visits, scheduled 1 month apart.
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The fungicide scheduling programme that provided the highest specific weight varied with cultivar and season.
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The fungicide scheduling programme that provided the highest grain yield varied by cultivar and season.
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The surgical team wants to schedule the patient for open-heart surgery.
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A further possible classification for scheduling policies is the preemption/nonpreemption schemes.
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As standardized payment schedules based upon such codes are being developed, the precise definition of a "typical" patient for each code becomes increasingly important.
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If the first contact could not be scheduled prior to hospital discharge, a home visit was scheduled as close to discharge as possible.
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For the rotation plots, sets of cards for all four insecticides used in the rotation schedule were prepared each week for the bioassays.
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The outcomes of six different vaccination schedules were examined.
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The schedule of injections was chosen in order to have all three categories of superovulated oocytes ready for experimentation on the same day.
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Firstly, note that with a concave tax schedule, the tax burden rises relatively steeply when pollution levels are low.
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Collocations with schedule

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amortization schedule
The resulting corrected amortization schedule for their mortgage resulted in increased payments on an average of several hundred pounds a year.
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balanced schedule
When possible, each conference follows a double round robin format allowing for a balanced schedule.
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bus schedule
The bus schedule was actually more frequent in the 1970s, with several routes running 24 hour service and several with 30 min headways.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
計劃表, 日程表, 進度表…
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计划表, 日程安排表, 进度表…
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programa, temporalización, horario…
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programa, horário, programar…
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आखलेला कार्यक्रम, वेळापत्रक, आखणे…
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予定表, スケジュール, （バスや電車などの）時刻表…
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plân, program, otobüs/tren vb. programı…
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programme [masculine], calendrier [masculine], planning [masculine]…
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programa, calendari, horari…
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programma, plannen…
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திட்டமிடப்பட்ட செயல்பாடுகள் அல்லது செய்ய வேண்டிய விஷயங்களின் பட்டியல், அவை நடக்க அல்லது செய்ய விரும்பும் நேரங்கள் அல்லது தேதிகளைக் காட்டும், நிகழ்வுகள் நடக்க திட்டமிடப்பட்ட நேரங்களின் பட்டியல்…
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(व्यवस्थित कार्यों का) शिड्यूल, कार्यक्रम, (क्लास के समय की…
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અનુસૂચિ, સમયપત્રક, ટાઈમ ટેબલ (વર્ગના સમય…
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plan, -plan, planlægge…
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schema, tidtabell, program…
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jadual, menjadualkan…
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der Plan, planen…
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tidsskjema [masculine], tidsplan [masculine], timeplan [masculine]…
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شیڈیول, جدول, نظام اوقات…
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графік, план, складати розклад…
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расписание, график, включать в расписание…
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పట్టిక/ ప్రణాళికాబద్ధమైన పనులు లేదా చేయవలసిన పనులు ఎప్పుడు జరపాలనుకున్నామో లేదా చేయాలనుకున్నామో ఆయా సమయాలు లేదా తేదీల పట్టిక, కార్యక్రమాలు జరగాలని ప్రణాళిక వేసిన సమయాల పట్టిక, ఉదాహరణకు తరగతులు జరిగే సమయాలు లేదా బస్సులు మొదలైనవి బయలుదేరే…
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جَدول, جَدْوَل…
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সময়সূচী, সময় তালিকা, নির্দিষ্ট সময়ে ঘটবে এমন কাজ বা ঘটনার পরিকল্পনা করা…
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plán, rozpis, naplánovat…
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jadwal, menjadwalkan…
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ตารางเวลา, วางแผนการจัดเวลาของเหตุการณ์หนึ่ง…
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kế hoạch, lên kế hoạch…
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harmonogram, plan, rozkład (jazdy lub lotów lub rejsów)…
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일정, 스케줄, 시간표…
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programma, orario, programmare…
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