Unscheduled

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not scheduled; impromptu. not-comparable

    "There were two further unscheduled stops, one at a small station, Skalice, where a small party of tourists entrained, and at Břeclav, a junction and customs post on the Austrian frontier."

  2. 2
    Not scheduled in the political sense. India, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not scheduled or not on a regular schedule wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
forcednonschedulednonscheduledopenspecial

Example

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"The U.S. space agency, NASA, says astronauts aboard the International Space Station will perform a previously unscheduled spacewalk Saturday to deal with an ammonia coolant leak outside the station."

Etymology

From un- + scheduled.

Related phrases

rapid unscheduled disassembly

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