B215 words · Upper-intermediate

Appointments vocabulary — B2

Appointments vocabulary for scheduling problems, including reschedule, no-show, overbooked and back-to-back — words for a diary that keeps clashing with itself.

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reschedule
/riˈskɛdʒul/
To change something you had arranged to a different day or time.
Example: Can we reschedule Thursday's meeting to next week?
slot
/slɑt/
A short period of time kept free for one person or one job.
Example: The dentist had a free slot at half past four.
postpone
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
To change something to a later time or date.
Example: We had to postpone the meeting until Friday.
no-show
/ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ/
A person who does not arrive for an appointment and does not explain why.
Example: The clinic had three no-shows this morning.
clash
/klæʃ/
When two arranged times or events happen at the same moment by accident.
Example: My dentist appointment clashes with the school meeting.
squeeze in
To manage to fit one more appointment into a busy schedule.
Example: The doctor agreed to squeeze in one more patient before lunch.
overbooked
/ˈoʊvərˌbʊkt/
Having accepted more appointments or bookings than there is time or space for.
Example: The salon was overbooked, so I had to wait an hour.
pencil in
To arrange a time for something, but in a way that might still change.
Example: Let's pencil in Tuesday and confirm later.
back-to-back
One after another with no break in between.
Example: I had four back-to-back meetings this morning.
behind schedule
Later than the plan for finishing something.
Example: The dentist was running behind schedule all afternoon.
prompt
/prɑmpt/
Happening or arriving at exactly the right time.
Example: A prompt reply is more than anyone expected from that office.
walk-in
/ˈwɔˌkɪn/
Not needing an appointment made in advance.
Example: The clinic runs a walk-in session every Tuesday morning.
call off
To decide that something arranged will not happen.
Example: They had to call off the whole afternoon at two hours' notice.
chase up
To contact someone again because they have not replied.
Example: Somebody needs to chase up the referral before Friday.
bring forward
To move something to an earlier time.
Example: They agreed to bring forward the appointment by a fortnight.