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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The race to replace Thompson — whom Randolph Bracy also waged a heated campaign against and lost last year — hasn’t been officially set, as the governor hasn’t yet set a date for the special election.
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
While it's expected to be held before the end of the year, Texas Governor has not set a date for the election.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Bucharest Tribunal ruled in April that a trial could move forward but did not set a date, with all four denying the allegations against them.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
During a Thursday, Jan. 16 appearance on the Today show, the Bridgerton star, 29, briefly spoke to host Craig Melvin about her romance with the actor, revealing that the couple — who got engaged in May 2024 — have not yet set a date for their wedding.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
While it's expected to be held before the end of the year, Texas Governor has not set a date for the election.
—Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The Bucharest Tribunal ruled in April that a trial could move forward but did not set a date, with all four denying the allegations against them.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
During a Thursday, Jan. 16 appearance on the Today show, the Bridgerton star, 29, briefly spoke to host Craig Melvin about her romance with the actor, revealing that the couple — who got engaged in May 2024 — have not yet set a date for their wedding.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Set a date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20date. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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