schedule

noun

1. 1.

   An ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur

2. 2.

   A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.

3. 3.

   A serial record of items, systematically arranged.

verb

1. 1.

   transitive

   To add (a name) to the list of those participating in an event; to reserve a place or time for.

2. 2.

   transitiveus

   To classify as a controlled substance.

3. 3.

   Make a schedule; plan the time and place for events

   “I scheduled an exam for this afternoon.”

4. 4.

   To create a time-schedule.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

• scheduledadjectiveInflected form

  Planned or scheduled for some certain time or times.

• schedulingnounInflected form

  Setting an order and time for planned events.

• schedulernounInflected form

  Computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

• scheduled firenounCompound term

  Prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time.

• scheduled maintenancenounCompound term

  Maintenance at a regularly scheduled time.

• scheduled territoriesnounCompound term

  The group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling.

• schedule feedingnounCompound term

  Feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours).

• wage schedulenounCompound term

  A schedule of wages paid for different jobs.