Unscheduled
/ʌnˈʃedjuːld/ or /ʌnˈskedʒuːld/noun
Not arranged, planned, or assigned to a specific time.
Did you know?Schedule ultimately comes from Greek skhedē, meaning a papyrus leaf or sheet, so modern planning language began with something physically written on a page.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ne
“A basic negative particle meaning “not,” ancestor of Germanic un-.”
Old English
Old English
un-
“A productive prefix meaning “not” or “opposite of,” used to negate words.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
skhedē
“A leaf, sheet, or strip of papyrus.”
Late Latin
Latin
schedula
“A small sheet or slip of paper; the diminutive of scheda.”
14th Century
Middle English
scedule
“A written note, document, or list.”
Modern English
English
unscheduled
“Not placed on a timetable or arranged in advance.”