timetable

Everyday

1. A timetable is a list or chart showing what happens at what time, like lessons at school. tree →
2. A timetable is a list of times when buses, trains or planes leave and arrive. tree →
3. To timetable something is to plan it for a certain time. tree →

In the lessons

At school in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the timetable shows the lessons each day; in the USA people often say «schedule». In maths, reading bus and train timetables is a common skill: finding how long a journey takes by subtracting times. «Times tables» are different: they are multiplication facts. Phrases: «school timetable», «bus timetable», «on the timetable».

Examples

• Check the timetable to see when maths is. tree →
• The bus timetable says the next bus is at 4:15. tree →
• PE is on the timetable on Wednesday. tree →
• The train leaves at 9:20 and arrives at 10:05, so the trip takes 45 minutes. tree →
• Mum printed the holiday timetable. tree →
• Our timetable changes next term. tree →
• The swimming lesson was timetabled for Friday. tree →
• The station has a big timetable on the wall. tree →

Note

Countable: a timetable, timetables. Trap: «timetable» (a list of times) is not «times table» (like the 7 times table). American English often uses «schedule» instead. In maths, to find a journey length, subtract the leaving time from the arriving time, and remember an hour has 60 minutes, not 100.