Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timetable

/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: timetable
IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

noun

A schedule of arrivals and departures published in book or booklet form, or as a pamphlet, and available to travellers, either free or for a charge.

verb

To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The timetable has been changed several times since it was first announced."
"Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics."
"I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time Middle English table English table English timetable From time + table.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

timetables (plural) time table (alternative) time-table (alternative) timetables (present, singular) timetabling (participle, present) timetabled (participle, past) timetabled (past)

Derived Forms

timetabler timetabled timetabling

Phrases

clock-face timetable timetable and train order timetable motion working timetable

Synonyms

schedule timeline

Questions

How do you pronounce timetable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/.
What does timetable mean?: A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.
Where does timetable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time Middle English table English table English timetable From time + table.

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