Slot

How it is used

Used when arranging times: 'Do you have a free slot on Tuesday?', 'I've booked a 30-minute slot', 'The 10 o'clock slot is taken'. 'Time slot' means the same. At conferences each speaker gets a slot.

Example sentences

1. I have a free slot at 2 pm tomorrow. Would that work for you?

2. Each team gets a ten-minute slot to present its results.

Common collocations

• free slot
• time slot
• book a slot
• 30-minute slot
• speaking slot

Related terms

• availabilityThe times when someone is free to meet, talk or work on something.
• calendar inviteAn electronic invitation to a meeting or call that is sent through a calendar tool and adds the event to the guests' calendars when they accept it.
• pencil inTo arrange a meeting or event for a certain time, knowing that the plan may still change later.
• rescheduleTo change the date or time of a meeting, call or event that was already planned.

More terms: Deadlines and Scheduling

• deadline
• ASAP
• EOD
• time zone
• postpone
• push back
• on track
• behind schedule
• timeline
• bring forward
• due
• overdue