set a date

idiom

: to decide on a day (for some event to take place or to begin)

They have not yet set a date for the trial.

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered parliament dissolved Friday and has set a date for the next election to take place on Feb. 23, 2025. —

Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024 The two eventually remarried on Oct. 30, 2024, more than a month after the Indiana Supreme Court set a date for Corcoran's execution, and the ceremony was officiated by Justin Krontz, Tahina Corcoran's son. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024 But the two remarried on Oct. 30, 2024, more than a month after the Indiana Supreme Court set a date for Corcoran's execution. —

Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024 In April, the Bucharest Tribunal ruled that a trial could start but did not set a date. —

Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for set a date