timetable

noun

time·​ta·​ble ˈtīm-ˌtā-bəl How to pronounce timetable (audio)
1
: a table of departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or airplanes
2
a
: a schedule showing a planned order or sequence
time-table transitive verb

Examples of timetable in a Sentence

checked the timetable of events to see if I'd be able to get something to eat beforehand
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Four games marked the minimum time missed under league rules, yet given the serious, fluid nature behind the absence, there was no timetable. Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 But officials in Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties expected that to take until 2 a.m. or wouldn’t provide a timetable at all. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024 There is no timetable for either of their returns for the Clippers, who have home games Wednesday against Portland, Thursday against Phoenix and Saturday against Oklahoma City. Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 Musk is renowned for being unrealistically optimistic about the timetable for solving unsupervised full self-driving. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for timetable 

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of timetable was in 1838

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“Timetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timetable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

timetable

noun
time·​ta·​ble ˈtīm-ˌtā-bəl How to pronounce timetable (audio)
1
: a table telling when a plane, bus, or train leaves or arrives
2
: a list showing the order in which something is planned to be done

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