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reschedule

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɹiˈskɛdʒuɫ// UK //ɹɪstʃˈɛdjuːl// resched·ule

v. to change the time or date of an event or meeting. You do this when the original plan no longer works.

v. to change the time or date of an appointment, meeting, or event. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the event being moved.


SIMPLE

We need to reschedule the meeting for next week.

CONTEXTUAL

The flight was delayed due to bad weather, so the airline had to reschedule the departure for the following morning.

COMPLEX

After the initial hearing was postponed due to a lack of evidence, the judge ordered the case to be rescheduled for a date when all witnesses would be available.

Origin

From re- + schedule.

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