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The class schedule shows art after lunch.
What does Schedule mean?
A schedule is a plan that shows when things will happen; to schedule something is to choose its time.
Dictionary definition
A schedule is a plan or list showing when activities, events, journeys, or tasks are meant to happen and sometimes the order in which they occur. In formal writing, it can be an official list attached to a document. As a verb, schedule means to arrange something for a particular time or add it to such a list.
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Schedule in a sentence
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We scheduled the rehearsal for Tuesday afternoon.
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The train arrived on schedule despite the snow.
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The repair finished two days ahead of schedule.
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The legal document includes a schedule listing the protected buildings.
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What does on schedule mean in “The bus arrived on schedule” ?
On schedule means happening when the plan says it should.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses schedule as a verb?
Schedule is an action here: arrange the meeting for a time.
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sked · jool · strongest beat: sked
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WordSchedule.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningSchedule means A schedule is a plan that shows when things will happen; to schedule something is to choose its time.
ExampleExample: The class schedule shows art after lunch.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- sked · jool
- Strongest beat
- sked
- Ending
- jool
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on sked.
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Synonyms
Words like Schedule
timetableA close equivalent for a list of class or transport times; timetable is especially common in British English.
planClose when schedule means an organized account of what should happen and when.
agendaClose for a list of matters or activities to be handled, especially at a meeting.
programClose when schedule means an ordered plan of events or operations.
Antonym review
Does Schedule have an opposite?
Schedule has no direct antonym. Delay, cancellation, and disorder can disrupt a schedule, but they do not mean its opposite.
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Word family
Schedule word family
Base word
schedule
noun
schedules
More than one schedule; also the present-tense verb for one subject.
adjective
scheduled
Planned to happen at a particular time; also the past-tense verb form.
noun
scheduling
The activity of deciding when tasks or events will happen; also a verb form.
noun
scheduler
A person or computer system that arranges times for tasks or events.
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Hint for students
Look for a plan with times, the action of choosing a time, a phrase comparing progress with the plan, or a formal attached list.
Common mix-up
Delay and cancel are not antonyms of schedule: they describe changes to a plan. SKED-jool is usual in North American English; SHED-yool is usual in British English and is also used by some Canadians.
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Students read a short class timetable, answer two timing questions, schedule a new activity without a conflict, and use on schedule or ahead of schedule in a sentence.
Teacher prompt
Compare a class schedule, scheduling an appointment, on schedule, ahead of schedule, and a formal schedule attached to a document. Ask which clues select each use.
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