Timetable

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/

Definitions

1. A plan that organizes and specifies the timing of various activities or events over a defined period
2. A document that provides a detailed schedule indicating when different activities or services will take place
3. A detailed plan showing the specific times at which various events or tasks are to occur

Etymology: A timetable is about as plain as English compounds get: "time" joined to "table," the second word used in its old sense of a written list or tablet. The "table" half comes from a root shared with words like tabulate, meaning a flat surface on which things were laid out or written. A table in this sense was a surface, and a timetable was simply a list of times set out in writing. The "time" half traces back through Old English "tīma" and Proto-Germanic "tīmô," a word with deep Germanic roots, so the compound joins two native Germanic and Latinate pieces that came into English by different routes. Taken together, the word describes a list arranged so that the reader can see when things happen.

Synonyms: schedule, agenda, calendar, program, itinerary

Antonyms: unscheduled, tardiness, delays, disorganization, chaos