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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General Motors and Starbucks are also on the docket.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
Instead, both Democrats will remain in Washington, D.C., where nomination votes are on the docket for Trump’s Cabinet picks.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Stranger Things season 5 is still on the docket to debut this year.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Ten episodes are on the docket for the first season.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
Instead, both Democrats will remain in Washington, D.C., where nomination votes are on the docket for Trump’s Cabinet picks.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Stranger Things season 5 is still on the docket to debut this year.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Ten episodes are on the docket for the first season.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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