appointment
Time to meet
An appointment is a scheduled meeting or engagement: I have a doctor's appointment at three.
It also means the act of assigning someone to a position: Her appointment to the Supreme Court surprised many.
The position itself may be called an appointment.
In the plural, appointments refers to furnishings or equipment: The hotel's appointments were luxurious.
Date-tracking system
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- schedulePlan of timed events
date · time · confirmation · reminder · cancellation · reschedule · availability · planner
Gathering for discussion
- interviewFormal questioning session
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
client · advisor · callback · briefing · presentation · pitch · negotiation · agenda
Professional work location
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- positionLocation or stance
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
cabinet · ambassador · designee · tenure · commissioner · post · selection · vacancy
Arriving when scheduled
delay · waiting · tardy · timely · overdue · missed · arrival · sharp
Trial venue or sports surface
- judgeOne who decides
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- justiceFair treatment under law
ruling · bench · lifetime · federal · magistrate · arbitrator · tribunal · appellate
Licensed medical healer
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- patientAble to wait calmly
referral · specialist · examination · consultation · physical · follow-up · screening · diagnosis
Oral care physician
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- cavityEmpty space within
- fillingMaterial placed within
extraction · hygienist · braces · crown · whitening · orthodontist · implant · gums
Required task or commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- agreementShared position between parties
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- understandingMental comprehension of something
engagement · pledge · contract · undertaking · covenant
calendar
Date-tracking system
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
schedule · date · time · confirmation · reminder · cancellation · reschedule · availability · planner · organizer
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- interviewFormal questioning session
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- sessionScheduled time for activity
conference · client · advisor · callback · briefing · presentation · pitch · negotiation · agenda · one-on-one
office
Professional work location
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- positionLocation or stance
- nominationFormal candidate selection
confirmation · cabinet · ambassador · designee · tenure · commissioner · post · selection · vacancy · senate
punctual
Arriving when scheduled
early · delay · waiting · tardy · timely · overdue · missed · arrival · sharp · window
court
Trial venue or sports surface
justice · ruling · bench · lifetime · federal · magistrate · arbitrator · tribunal · appellate
doctor
Licensed medical healer
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
patient · referral · specialist · examination · consultation · physical · follow-up · screening · diagnosis · prescription
dentist
Oral care physician
filling · extraction · hygienist · braces · crown · whitening · orthodontist · implant · gums · fluoride
obligation
Required task or commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- agreementShared position between parties
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
understanding · engagement · pledge · contract · undertaking · covenant
- Dentistdentist, dental floss, dental hygienist, cavity filling, cavity
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- calendar datesholiday, anniversary, birthday, deadline, milestone
- checkupscheckup, annual exam, annual physical, physical exam, physical
appointmentdismissal
Removal from position
removal · firing · termination · discharge · ouster
appointmentdrop-in
Unscheduled brief visit
walk-in · cancellation · chance encounter · no-show · surprise visit
- doctor's appointment
- doctor appointmentScheduled visit to physician
- appointment bookPlanner for scheduled meetings
- by appointmentRequiring prior arrangement
- by appointment only
- lifetime appointmentRole ending only at death