schedule

noun

1. A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.

   “To complete on time, we must follow the schedule.”

2. A serial record of items, systematically arranged.
3. A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.

   “schedule of tribes”

4. (US, capitalized, often)A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.

   “Heroin is a Schedule I drug with a high potential for abuse.”

   “Currently, cannabis/marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning it defined as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” This is the same designation given to LSD, heroin and ecstasy.”

5. (Australia)A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
6. An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.
7. (obsolete)A slip of paper; a short note.

   “He demands the blood-written schedule back from the demon, who refuses to give it up”

8. (alt-of, formal)Alternative letter-case form of schedule, commonly used in legislation and legal documents.

verb

1. To create a time-schedule.
2. (transitive)To plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time.

   “The next elections are scheduled on the twentieth of November.”

3. (transitive)To add (a name) to the list of those participating in an event; to reserve a place or time for.

   “I am scheduled for classes next month.”

   “I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then.”

4. (Australia, transitive)To admit (a person) to hospital as an involuntary patient under a schedule of the applicable mental health law.

   “whether or not to schedule a patient”

5. (US, transitive)To classify as a controlled substance.

   “Many harm reduction groups and drug policy experts question the long-term efficacy of scheduling xylazine.”