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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Still, the eight games on the docket tonight offer to plenty watch for, including a sneaky-intriguing battle between the Trail Blazers and shorthanded Thunder, plus Cleveland's bid for a 13th consecutive win in Charlotte.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
With big contracts already on the docket, such as Dak Prescott’s four-year, $240 million deal signed last September, Jones is keeping his free agency attention in-house.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Up Next The Brewers have two games on the docket Wednesday.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
An attorney who represents unaccompanied children in immigration court told NBC News on the condition of anonymity that the immigration system could be further overwhelmed with more children on the docket.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
With big contracts already on the docket, such as Dak Prescott’s four-year, $240 million deal signed last September, Jones is keeping his free agency attention in-house.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Up Next The Brewers have two games on the docket Wednesday.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
An attorney who represents unaccompanied children in immigration court told NBC News on the condition of anonymity that the immigration system could be further overwhelmed with more children on the docket.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the docket
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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