timetable
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbl/ usa plan of the dates when something should happen or when the different parts of a process or activity should be completed:
a timetable for (doing) sth What is the timetable for completing the merger?
There is no timetable as yet for installation of all the facilities at the new science center.
set/give/announce a timetable Aid organizations are accusing G8 countries of failing to set a clear timetable for increasing aid.
a timetable to do sth Ernst & Young has set a six-month timetable to make a decision.
a specific/strict/detailed timetable
See also
schedule noun
TRANSPORT (US also schedule)
a list of the times when buses, trains, or planes leave and arrive:
a bus/train/railway timetable
timetable
verb [ T, usually passive ]
uk/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbl/ usto make a plan of the dates for something to happen or the different parts of a process or activity to be completed:
be timetabled for sth Elections are timetabled for the second half of next year.
The firm has timetabled an aggressive series of product launches.