timetable
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English table English timetable From time + table.
- A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.
“The timetable has been changed several times since it was first announced.”
- A schedule of arrivals and departures published in book or booklet form, or as a pamphlet, and available to travellers, either free or for a charge.
“Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English table English timetable From time + table.
- To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).
“I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon.”