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UNSCHEDULED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unscheduled mean?
• UNSCHEDULED (adjective)
The adjective UNSCHEDULED has 1 sense:
1. not scheduled or not on a regular schedule
Familiarity information: UNSCHEDULED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not scheduled or not on a regular schedule
Context example:
the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling
Similar:
extra; special (added to a regular schedule)
forced (made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency)
Antonym:
scheduled (planned or scheduled for some certain time or times)
Context examples
The acetylated form of daniquidone is highly toxic and is capable of inducing unscheduled DNA synthesis; rapid acetylators are more likely to experience toxicity with this agent.
(Daniquidone, NCI Thesaurus)
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft performed a previously unscheduled maneuver this week to avoid a collision in the near future with Mars' moon Phobos.
(NASA Orbiter Steers Clear of Mars Moon Phobos, NASA)
There were hints of that in last week's images and in the unscheduled previews that were seen a few days ago, and in that short time it has become clear that this is no ordinary comet.
(Rosetta Comet May Be a Contact Binary, NASA)
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