reschedule

Move appointment later

To reschedule is to assign a new time or date to something previously planned: We had to reschedule the meeting for next week.

The word implies the original arrangement still matters—you're moving it, not canceling.

Banks and governments reschedule debt payments to extend deadlines or restructure terms.

postpone

defer

Delay or submit

delayEnforced waiting period
adjournTemporarily halt proceedings
suspendHalt or hang temporarily

shelve · table · put off · push back · hold off · rain check · extension · deferment · continuance · stay

calendar

planner

Agenda for scheduling

agendaFormal discussion list
timetableArranged list of events
itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations

datebook · organizer · diary · timeline · outlook · notification · sync · update · block · availability

appointment

booking

Advance arrangement secured

consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
meetingGathering for discussion
sessionScheduled time for activity

slot · checkup · interview · visit · reservation · engagement · confirmation · cancellation · reminder · notification

rearrange

shuffle

Randomize by mixing

reorganizeArrange again differently
juggleToss objects cyclically
reallocateAssign to different uses

reorder · reshuffle · reassign · swap · shift · move · adjust · reconfigure · interchange · resequence

Categories

booking actionsreserve, book, confirm, cancel, modify
calendar actionsbook, cancel, confirm, remind, notify
changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
disruptionsinterruption, disturbance, interference, delay, obstruction
meeting termsmeeting, agenda, minutes, RSVP, attendee

Opposites

temporal modification

rescheduleadvance

Move or progress forward

progress · delay · cancel · go ahead · maintain

event status

reschedulecancel

Revoke or terminate

call off · abort · scrap · abandon · terminate

planning spontaneity

rescheduleimprovise

Perform without preparation

wing it · play it by ear · schedule

Family

rescheduled, rescheduling, reschedules, preschedule, prescheduled, prescheduling, reschedulings

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