timetable

English

Alternative forms

• time table, time-table

Etymology

From time +‎ table.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tīm′tā'bəl, IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

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timetable

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timetable (plural timetables)

1. A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

   Synonyms: schedule, timeline

   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.
   • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:

     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.

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Verb

timetable (third-person singular simple present timetables, present participle timetabling, simple past and past participle timetabled)

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

   Synonym: schedule

   I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon.

Derived terms

• timetabled (adjective)
• timetabling

Translations

References

• “timetable”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• emittable