What does "scheduled" mean?

1. (planned for a time) planned to happen at a particular time. 2. (legal status in India) used in India to describe groups or areas that have special legal protection.

How do you use "scheduled"?

Capitalised in official contexts, as in 'Scheduled Castes' or 'Scheduled Tribes'.

scheduled

adj.

US //ˈskɛdʒuɫd// UK //ʃˈɛdjuːld// sched·uled

1 planned for a time (adj.)
B1 Intermediate

planned to happen at a particular time.

planned or appointed to take place at a specific time according to a timetable or programme.

Example

The scheduled flight to Paris was delayed by two hours because of the storm.

Example

The scheduled maintenance was postponed indefinitely after the engineering team discovered a more critical fault in the primary cooling system.
- unscheduled
- spontaneous
2 legal status in India (adj.)
C1 Advanced Dialect Formal Technical Law

used in India to describe groups or areas that have special legal protection.

referring to specific castes, tribes, or languages listed in the Schedules of the Constitution of India for legal recognition and affirmative action.

Example

The government provides special scholarships for students from scheduled tribes.

Example

The legislation aims to improve socio-economic outcomes for individuals belonging to scheduled castes by ensuring equitable access to higher education and public employment.

Usage

Capitalised in official contexts, as in 'Scheduled Castes' or 'Scheduled Tribes'.
- listed
- recognised