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Reschedule

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˌriːˈʃedjuːl/verbCore term

In office & administration, reschedule means: To change the date or time of a planned meeting, appointment or event to a new one.

In Turkish: yeniden planlamak, başka bir zamana almak, ertelemek

How it is used

Common in emails and calls when plans change: "Could we reschedule for Thursday?", "The meeting has been rescheduled to 3 p.m." Postpone always moves something later; reschedule can move it earlier or later.

Example sentences

  1. Mr Arslan is unwell today. Could we reschedule the appointment for next week?

  2. The training has been rescheduled to 10 a.m. on the 14th.

Common collocations

  • reschedule a meeting
  • reschedule for
  • reschedule to
  • need to reschedule
  • postponeTo move a meeting, event or task to a later date or time than planned.
  • scheduleTo arrange for a meeting, call or task to happen at a particular date and time, and usually to add it to a calendar.
  • appointmentAn arranged time to meet someone or visit a place, for example to see a client, a doctor or a manager.
  • availabilityThe times when a person is free to meet or work, or the fact that a room, product or service can still be used or booked.
  • calendarA record of a person's or team's meetings, appointments and events, usually kept in software that colleagues can see and add meetings to.

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