scheduleEnglishOxford American Thesaurusschedule noun 1 until that decision is made we cannot begin to draw up an engineering schedule: plan, program, timetable, scheme. 2 I have a very busy schedule for the next few days: timetable, agenda, diary, calendar, appointment book, list of appointments, social calendar; itinerary. 3 ring us for a schedule of all our courses: list, catalog, inventory; syllabus. □ behind schedulethe project is three months behind schedule: late, running late, overdue, behind time, not on time, behind, behindhand, behind target.verb another meeting was scheduled for April 20: arrange, organize, plan, program, timetable, fix a time for, make arrangements for, book, set up, line up, slot in, time; North American slate.