on the docket
idiom
US
1
: on a list of legal cases to be heard by a court
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
2
: on a list of things to be considered (by a group of people, such as a committee)
The new library will be the first item on the committee's docket.
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With each passing day, as your estrogen level ratchets up, everything can get puffier and more tender (yes, including your boobs), and mood swings could be on the docket.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Mortgage and consumer sentiment stats are also among notable releases on the docket.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
And on the docket were six encounters with the Yankees in a pre-determined plan but the brief glimpse of Skenes in the spotlight of Yankee Stadium was downright impressive on the fifth college Saturday of the year.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Tennessee’s ban on gender transition care for minors Perhaps the highest-profile case already on the docket, United States v. Skrmetti could have significant implications for transgender rights across the country.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Mortgage and consumer sentiment stats are also among notable releases on the docket.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
And on the docket were six encounters with the Yankees in a pre-determined plan but the brief glimpse of Skenes in the spotlight of Yankee Stadium was downright impressive on the fifth college Saturday of the year.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Tennessee’s ban on gender transition care for minors Perhaps the highest-profile case already on the docket, United States v. Skrmetti could have significant implications for transgender rights across the country.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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