unscheduled
adjective
un·sched·uled
ˌən-ˈske-(ˌ)jüld 
-jəld,
Canadian also -ˈshe-,
British usually -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyüld
: not appointed, assigned, or designated for a fixed time : not scheduled
made an unscheduled stop
unscheduled visits
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During Starship's ascent burn, the vehicle experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
An unscheduled China Southern Airlines flight left the Don Mueang airport in Bangkok at 4:48 a.m.
—Nat Sumon, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
The aircraft made an unscheduled stop in Manaus due to technical issues, during which deportees were reportedly kept handcuffed.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The rapid unscheduled disassembly (aka explosion) of SpaceX's Starship megarocket that rained scorching fragments of metal across the Caribbean in mid-January may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
An unscheduled China Southern Airlines flight left the Don Mueang airport in Bangkok at 4:48 a.m.
—Nat Sumon, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
The aircraft made an unscheduled stop in Manaus due to technical issues, during which deportees were reportedly kept handcuffed.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The rapid unscheduled disassembly (aka explosion) of SpaceX's Starship megarocket that rained scorching fragments of metal across the Caribbean in mid-January may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Unscheduled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscheduled. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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