1 : a plan of things that will be done and the times when they will be done [count] ▪ I have a hectic/busy/full schedule this week. ▪ Students are planning their class/course schedules for next year. ▪ I have a flexible schedule [=I can change the times when I need to do things], so I can meet you at any time. ▪ Sorting the mail is part of her daily schedule. ▪ We have a tight schedule to get this project done. [=we have a small amount of time to finish the project] [noncount] ▪ The bus arrived on schedule. [=on time; arrived at the time it was expected] ▪ So far, everything is on schedule. [=everything is happening at the time that was planned] ▪ The builders were ahead of schedule. [=the builders were completing work earlier than planned] ▪ If we get too far behind/off schedule [=if we do things later than planned] we will not be able to catch up later. ▪ The project is going according to schedule. [=things are happening as planned]
2 [count] a : a written or printed list of things and the times when they will be done ▪ I lost my class/course schedule. b US : a list of the times when buses, trains, airplanes, etc., leave or arrive ▪ a bus/train/airplane/flight schedule [=(Brit) timetable] c : a list of the television or radio programs that are on a particular channel and the times that they begin ▪ a programming schedule d : a list of prices or rates ▪ the doctor's fee schedule ▪ a tax schedule