Present participle of schedule, noun_ uncountable A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time, countable The time at which a particular event is scheduled, setting an order and time for planned events
Of or occurring near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events, Occurring in the near future, of an early stage in the development of a language or literature, adverb_ during an early stage, in good time, At a time before expected; sooner than usual, noun_ A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day,