schedule
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.a plan that shows the times when specific events or tasks are supposed to happen.
n.A procedural plan indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
Simple“The bus schedule shows that the next one arrives at ten o'clock.”
In context“The project manager revised the production schedule to account for the unexpected delay in raw material delivery.”
UsageOften used with the prepositions 'on' or 'behind'.
- 02 C1 Advanced
n.a list of extra information or details at the end of a legal document or contract.
n.A written or printed table of information forming an annex or appendix to a statute, regulatory instrument, or legal contract.
Simple“You can find the list of approved prices in schedule B of the contract.”
In context“The specific terms regarding intellectual property rights are detailed in the third schedule of the merger agreement.”
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
v.to officially put a drug or medicine on a list that controls how it is used.
v.To classify a drug or chemical as a controlled substance within a legal framework.
Simple“The government decided to schedule the new painkiller to prevent people from using it wrongly.”
In context“The drug was recently scheduled as a Class II substance due to its high potential for abuse and severe psychological dependence.”
Synonyms
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 skʰíďďō, 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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.