Standard Lemma guide

reschedule

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/
  • UK: /ɹiːˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/
  • UK: /ɹiːˈskɛdjuːl/
  • UK: /ɹiːˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/
  • US: /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒʊl/
  • US: /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒəl/
  • US: /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒuəl/
  • US: /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒul/
  • Canada: /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/
  • Canada: /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/
  • Canada: /ɹiˈʃɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/
  • Canada: /ɹiˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S K EH1 JH UW0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To schedule again or at a different time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We'll have to reschedule next Monday's meeting because of the public holiday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To reclassify; to change the schedule (division into which something is classified) of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, transitive

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

assign a new time and place for an event

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: schedule

History

Etymology

From re- + schedule.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: traspassar — to schedule again
  • Finnish: lykätä — to schedule again
  • Finnish: siirtää — to schedule again
  • French: reprogrammer — to schedule again
  • French: rééchelonner — to schedule again
  • German: verlegen — to schedule again
  • German: verschieben — to schedule again
  • German: vertagen — to schedule again
  • German: umbuchen — to schedule again
  • Hungarian: átütemez — to schedule again
  • Hungarian: áttesz/áthelyez más időpontra — to schedule again
  • Hungarian: későbbre halaszt — to schedule again
  • Hungarian: elnapol — to schedule again
  • Italian: riproteggere — to schedule again
  • Italian: riprogrammare — to schedule again
  • Norman: èrchéduler — to schedule again
  • Portuguese: reagendar — to schedule again
  • Spanish: reprogramar — to schedule again