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noun/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl//ˈskɛd͡ʒ.uːl//ˈʃɛdj.uːl/
  1. 1

    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.

    • Near-synonyms: timeline, timetable
    • To complete on time, we must follow the schedule.
  2. 2

    A serial record of items, systematically arranged.

    • Near-synonyms: catalog, inventory, list, listing, register, registry, table
    • The building code includes a schedule of acceptable configurations.
  3. 3

    A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.

    • schedule of tribes
  4. 4

    A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.; One of the five divisions into which controlled substances are classified, or the restrictions denoted by such classification.UScapitalizedoften

    • Heroin is a Schedule I drug with a high potential for abuse.
  5. 5

    A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.; One of the nine schedules of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons. Identical to the American usage above.Australia

  6. 6

    An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.

  7. 7

    A slip of paper; a short note.obsolete

    • He demands the blood-written schedule back from the demon, who refuses to give it up
verb/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl//ˈskɛd͡ʒ.uːl//ˈʃɛdj.uːl/
  1. 1

    To create a time-schedule.

  2. 2

    To plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time.transitive

    • The next elections are scheduled on the twentieth of November.
  3. 3

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

    • I am scheduled for classes next month.
    • I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then.
  4. 4

    To admit (a person) to hospital as an involuntary patient under a schedule of the applicable mental health law.Australiatransitive

    • whether or not to schedule a patient
  5. 5

    To classify as a controlled substance.UStransitive

    • Many harm reduction groups and drug policy experts question the long-term efficacy of scheduling xylazine.

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