on the docket
idiom
US
1
: on a list of legal cases to be heard by a court
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
2
: on a list of things to be considered (by a group of people, such as a committee)
The new library will be the first item on the committee's docket.
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Indeed, Sweeney has several jobs on the docket, including the final season of Euphoria and a movie adaptation of Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel The Housemaid.
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Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
Next week will be busy for fourth-quarter earnings, with 90 companies in the S & P 500 index — and eight members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average — on the docket to report quarterly results.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Waterfront reggae music and rollerskating are on the docket for this lovely spring weekend.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
After resuming the tour July 5, Joel is expected to keep the other dates that were on the docket throughout the rest of the year, including a July 18 show at Yankee Stadium, an Aug. 8 gig at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium and an Aug. 21 concert at Citi Field in Queens.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
Next week will be busy for fourth-quarter earnings, with 90 companies in the S & P 500 index — and eight members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average — on the docket to report quarterly results.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Waterfront reggae music and rollerskating are on the docket for this lovely spring weekend.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
After resuming the tour July 5, Joel is expected to keep the other dates that were on the docket throughout the rest of the year, including a July 18 show at Yankee Stadium, an Aug. 8 gig at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium and an Aug. 21 concert at Citi Field in Queens.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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