sched·ule
(skĕj́ōōl, -ōō-əl, skĕj́əl)
[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhedēperhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo–.]
noun
- A list of times of departures and arrivals; a timetable: a bus schedule; a schedule of guided tours.
- A plan for performing work or achieving an objective, specifying the order and allotted time for each part: finished the project on schedule.
- A printed or written list of items in tabular form: a schedule of postal rates.
- A program of events or appointments expected in a given time: Can you fit me into your schedule Tuesday afternoon?
- A student's program of classes.
- A supplemental statement of details appended to a document.
- A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.
- One of the ranks or classes in such a list.
transitive verb: -uled, -ul·ing, -ules.
- To enter on a schedule: calculate and schedule each tax deduction on the proper form.
- To make up a schedule for: I haven't scheduled the coming week yet.
- To plan or appoint for a certain time or date: scheduled a trip in June; was scheduled to arrive Monday.
- To list or rank (a controlled substance) in a schedule.
derivatives
- sched́u·lar
- adjective
- sched́u·ler
- noun
