schedules and agendas

verb
1. usually passive to arrange for sth to happen at a particular time
• ~ sth (for sth) The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
• One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine.
• We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled.

• ~ sb/sth to do sth I'm scheduled to arrive in LA at 5 o'clock.

2. ~ sth (as sth) (formal) to include sth in an official list of things
• The substance has been scheduled as a poison.
 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘scroll, explanatory note, appendix’): from Old French cedule, from late Latin schedula ‘slip of paper’, diminutive of scheda, from Greek skhedē ‘papyrus leaf’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.  
Thesaurus:
schedule verb T, usually passive
• The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
set • • fix • • time • • book • • set sth up • • line sb/sth up • |especially BrE timetable •
schedule/set/fix/time/book/set up/line up/timetable sth for sth
schedule/set/fix/time/book/set up/line up/timetable sb/sth to do sth
schedule/set/fix/time/set up/timetable a meeting
schedule/set/fix/book a time/date/day  
Example Bank:
• The Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on July 4.
• The film is scheduled for release next month.
• The meeting was originally scheduled for March 12.
• Filming is scheduled to begin in May.
• I'll try to schedule you in next week.
• It was originally scheduled for July 16.
• No regular classes were scheduled on Wednesdays.

• We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled.

schedule

sched·ule AW [schedule schedules scheduled scheduling] noun, verb   [ˈʃedjuːl]    [ˈskedʒuːl] 

noun
1. countable, uncountable a plan that lists all the work that you have to do and when you must do each thing
• I have a hectic schedule for the next few days.
• We're working to a tight schedule (= we have a lot of things to do in a short time).
• Filming began on schedule (= at the planned time).
• The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule.
• The tunnel project has already fallen behind schedule.

• We are trying desperately to keep to our schedule.

2. countable (NAmE) =  timetable
• a train schedule

• Chinese will be on the school schedule from next year.

3. countable a list of the television and radio programmes that are on a particular channel and the times that they start
• The channel's schedules are filled with old films and repeats.

• Channel 4 has published its spring schedules.

4. countable a written list of things, for example prices, rates or conditions
• tax schedules  
Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘scroll, explanatory note, appendix’): from Old French cedule, from late Latin schedula ‘slip of paper’, diminutive of scheda, from Greek skhedē ‘papyrus leaf’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.  
Thesaurus:
schedule noun C, U
• We're working to a tight schedule.
timetable • • itinerary • • diary • • calendar • • agenda • |BrE programme • |AmE program •
be/put sth in the/your schedule/timetable/itinerary/diary/calendar/programme
on the schedule/timetable/itinerary/calendar/agenda/programme
a busy/full/packed schedule/timetable/diary/calendar/agenda/programme
checl/consult the/your schedule/timetable/diary/calendar
Schedule or timetable? A schedule is usually a plan of what must happen; a timetable is often a plan of what you hope will happen
• work/production schedules
• the government's timetable for the peace talks
 
Which Word?:
agenda / diary / schedule / timetable
A book with a space for each day where you write down things that you have to do in the future is called a diary or a datebook (NAmE) (not an agenda). You may also have a calendar on your desk or hanging up in your room, where you write down your appointments. A diary or a journal is also the record that some people keep of what has happened during the day: ▪ the Diary of Anne Frank.
In BrE your schedule is a plan that lists all the work that you have to do and when you must do each thing and a timetable is a list showing the fixed times at which events will happen: a ▪ bus/train timetable. In NAmE these are both called a schedule. 
Example Bank:
• Allow time in the schedule for sickness.
• At this stage everything is going according to schedule.
• Connor checked the bus schedules for the day.
• I'm trying to fit everything into my busy schedule.
• She has a very demanding schedule.
• The president took time out of his busy schedule to visit our school.
• The project is right on schedule.
• We had to work a lot of overtime to meet the strict production schedule.
• We have a tight schedule to keep.
• We're five days off schedule.
• We're starting to slip behind schedule.
• disruptions to flight schedules caused by the strike
• Filming began on schedule.
• The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule.
• The show trebled ratings for the channel's afternoon schedule.
• The tunnel project has already fallen behind schedule.
• What's your schedule like next semester?
• a bus/flight/train schedule

Derived Word: scheduler