set a date
idiom
: to decide on a day (for some event to take place or to begin)
They have not yet set a date for the trial.
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Spirit plans to relist its shares on a stock exchange but hasn’t set a date yet.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
That's because the venerable vocalist and pianist, who died Feb. 24 at the age of 88 in New York, never actually set a date with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the organization said Monday in a social media post that paid tribute to Flack.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for both men are due in court on Dec. 5 to set a date for their trial to begin, court records show.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Lyttleton and West set a date on which to meet later that year.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
That's because the venerable vocalist and pianist, who died Feb. 24 at the age of 88 in New York, never actually set a date with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the organization said Monday in a social media post that paid tribute to Flack.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for both men are due in court on Dec. 5 to set a date for their trial to begin, court records show.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Lyttleton and West set a date on which to meet later that year.
—Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Set a date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20date. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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