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scheduled
/ˈskedʒ.ʊld/
planned for a specific time
The meeting is scheduled for 3 PM tomorrow.
The meeting has been planned to occur at 3 PM tomorrow.
formalinformal
planned or arranged to occur at a specific time
The flight is scheduled to depart at 8 AM.
The flight has been planned to leave at 8 AM.
She has a scheduled appointment with the doctor.
She has a planned meeting with the doctor.
Often used with prepositions like 'for', 'to', or 'on'.
formalinformal
to arrange something to happen at a specific time
I scheduled the meeting for next week.
I arranged the meeting to happen next week.
The event is scheduled to take place in June.
The event has been arranged to occur in June.
When used as a verb, it often takes the preposition 'for' or 'to'.
Collocations
scheduled forplanned to occur at a specific timescheduled toarranged to happen at a specific timescheduled appointmenta planned meeting with a professional
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Pro Tip
Common Usage
Use 'scheduled' when referring to events, meetings, or activities that have been planned in advance.
Gold Rule
Verb vs. Adjective
Remember that 'scheduled' can be both an adjective (e.g., 'a scheduled event') and a verb (e.g., 'I scheduled the meeting').
Word Origin
From Middle English 'scheduled', from Old French 'escheler', meaning 'to arrange in order'.
Usage Notes
The word can function as both an adjective and a verb. As an adjective, it describes something that has been planned. As a verb, it means to arrange something to happen at a specific time.
Word Breakdown
schedule
a plan of things that will be done and the times at which they will be done
root-ed
past participle suffix, indicating completion
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