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scheduling

noun · verb · 5 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: S K EH1 JH UH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S K EH1 JH UW0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The time at which a particular event is scheduled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Assignment to a schedule, or systematic arrangement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of schedule

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

setting an order and time for planned events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: programming, programing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: planning

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: rozvrhování — function
  • Finnish: aikataulutus — function
  • French: planification — function
  • French: ordonnancement — function
  • German: Disposition — function
  • French: planification — time at which a particular event is scheduled
  • French: programmation — time at which a particular event is scheduled
  • Indonesian: penjadwalan — time at which a particular event is scheduled
Real reading context

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