What does rescheduled mean?
Rescheduled means that the planned time of an event, meeting, journey, task, or similar activity has been changed. The form can function as the past tense of “reschedule,” as in “The committee rescheduled the meeting,” or as a participle modifying a noun, as in “the rescheduled concert.” It is similar in meaning to “postponed,” “deferred,” or “delayed,” but it does not necessarily imply a lengthy delay and may be used when an activity is moved either earlier or later. The word is used in British and American English and appears especially often in reports about meetings, flights, performances, sporting fixtures, and official announcements. Its basic implication is that the original plan is no longer in effect, while the underlying event or activity remains scheduled to take place.
verbMoved an event, task, or appointment to a different scheduled time.
- Changed the scheduled time or date of an event, appointment, task, or activity.
- Described a meeting, performance, journey, or other event that has been assigned a new time.
"The organizers rescheduled the concert because of severe weather."
"The committee rescheduled its meeting for the following Tuesday."
"After a delay, the airline rescheduled the flight to depart in the evening."
Rescheduled means the plan changed its time, but not its purpose: the event is going ahead at another moment.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does rescheduled come from?
The word comes from “reschedule,” formed by the prefix “re-,” meaning again, and the verb “schedule.” “Schedule” derives from Latin scheda, meaning a leaf or sheet of paper and, by extension, a list or timetable. The combination “reschedule” became established in the modern period for returning an event or activity to a new place in a timetable.
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How rescheduled is actually used
This is the past tense and past participle of “reschedule.” It is common in both formal announcements and informal speech.