schedules

Books a time

Schedules is the plural of schedule—a plan that specifies times for events or activities: class schedules, train schedules, work schedules.

As a verb, schedules means arranges or plans for a specific time: She schedules her meetings for mornings.

To be on schedule is to proceed as planned; behind schedule means delayed.

transit

timetable

Arranged list of events

bus · flight · ferry · station · airport · terminal · connections · frequency · intervals · delays

planning

agenda

Formal discussion list

framework · coordination · logistics · prioritization · sequencing · allocation · workflow · to-do · delegation · milestones

calendar

dates

Calendar numbers or courtship

birthdays · anniversaries · weekends · weekdays · months · days · year · seasons · booking · reservations

routine

daily

Per diem, repeated

regimen · ritual · habit · recurring · regular · consistent · fixed · predictable · structured · cyclic

deadlines

due

Owed or expected

milestone · deliverable · submission · extension · punctuality · crunchtime · timeframe · target · completion · overdue

Categories
Opposites
planning vs. spontaneity

schedulesimprovises

Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed

wings it · goes with the flow · ad-libs · freestyles

confirmation vs. cancellation

schedulescancels

Revokes or nullifies

scrubs · calls off · scratches · abandons · axes

order vs. disorder

schedulesrandomizes

Makes outcomes unpredictable

disorganizes · scrambles · neglects

Phrases
Family

schedule, scheduled, reschedule, scheduling, unscheduled, rescheduled, rescheduling, scheduler, preschedule

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G