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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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  1. To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).

    I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon.