/
ˈʃɛdjuːl,
ˈskɛd-/
n.
- a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.
▸a timetable.
- chiefly Law an appendix to a formal document or statute, especially as a list, table, or inventory.
- (with reference to the British income tax system) any of the forms (named ‘A’, ‘B’, etc.) issued relating to various classes of taxable income.
v.
- arrange or plan to take place at a particular time.
- include in a schedule.
- Brit. include (a building or site) in a list for legal preservation or protection.
Phrase
- to
(or on or according to)
schedule
on time; as planned.
Derivative
- schedular adj.
- scheduler n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. cedule, from late L. schedula ‘slip of paper’, from Gk skhedē ‘papyrus leaf’.