Timetable Meaning
/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.
nounA 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.
Sentence Examples
Look up the trains to London in the timetable.
The timetable was disrupted.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Passengers rely on the bus ____ to know when the next bus arrives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please check the bus ____ to see what time the next bus to the city center is expected to arrive today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. 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 English table English timetable From time + table.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Passengers rely on the bus ____ to know when the next bus arrives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please check the bus ____ to see what time the next bus to the city center is expected to arrive today.