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TIMETABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does timetable mean? 

TIMETABLE (noun)
  The noun TIMETABLE has 2 senses:

1. a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take placeplay

2. a schedule of times of arrivals and departuresplay

  Familiarity information: TIMETABLE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TIMETABLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("timetable" is a kind of...):

schedule (an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A schedule of times of arrivals and departures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("timetable" is a kind of...):

schedule (an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur)


 Context examples 


Alas, it became apparent to you that the universe doesn’t necessarily work on your timetable but rather on its own schedule.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A reference to the timetable showed that the 8:15 was the first train which it was possible for West to take after he had left the lady about 7:30.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Aries is always in a hurry to grow, but Saturn’s message has been to have patience, that the universe works on its own timetable, not necessarily yours.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A solar eclipse is coming (all solar eclipses are new moons), and they are known to open a pathway, and because eclipses speed timetables, a professional breakthrough seems to be coming quickly.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

All new moons are powerful in their own right, but a solar eclipse has the power of three new moons, and they move up timetables rapidly.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

They can alter timetables in the blink of an eye, often due to something that happened in the outside world.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

They will speed up your timetable and ask you to re-arrange plans.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You might be in a hurry, but the universe has its own timetable, and it’s best to wait to be in sync with Mother Nature’s rhythms.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

An eclipse will move up your timetable and give you a big push forward.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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