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noun ADJ. daily, weekly, etc. | ambitious, busy, demanding, gruelling, heavy, hectic, punishing, tight | rigid, strict | business, production, training, work, etc. | flight, television, etc. disruptions to flight schedules caused by the strike VERB + SCHEDULE have, work to She has an very demanding schedule. | arrange, design, draw up, plan, prepare | amend | be/go according to, keep to, meet, run to, stick to At this stage everything is going according to schedule. We had to work a lot of overtime to meet the strict production schedule. | be/run ahead of | be/fall/run/slip behind | interrupt, take time out of The president took time out of his busy schedule to visit our school. PREP. in the ~ Allow time in the schedule for holidays and illness. | on ~ The project is right on schedule., verb ADV. currently | originally The meeting was originally scheduled for March 12th. | provisionally, tentatively PREP. for The film is scheduled for release next month. PHRASES be scheduled to begin/start/take place The Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on July 4th.
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schedule
a detailed plan of what someone is going to do and when they will do it, especially someone important:
• He has a very busy schedule. • The President’s schedule includes a two-day visit to St Petersburg.
timetable
British English , schedule American English a written list that shows the exact times when something will happen, for example when planes or buses leave, or when classes at school take place:
• The timetable said there was another train at 6.15. • According to the class schedule, English 104 is at 10 am in Royce Hall.
programme
British English , program American English a plan that shows the order of activities at a ceremony, sports meeting, public event etc:
• Who is organizing the conference programme? • the next event on the program
agenda
a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting:
• Attached is the agenda for the budget committee meeting. • the final item on the agenda
timeline
a plan for when things will happen or how long you think something will take – used especially in business English:
• The timeline for the project is less than six months from start to finish. • What is the usual timeline from the sale of a house to the day you can move in?
itinerary
a plan or list of the places you will visit on a journey, usually with the date or time that you will be there:
• The Travel Pack includes a detailed itinerary, maps, and a travel guide. • Let me know your itinerary when you know it.
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