retime
verb[T]
(alsore-time)uk/ˌriːˈtaɪm/ustochangethetimeat which somethinghappensor willhappen:
People might retimetheirtripsto lesscongestedtimes, orchangetopublictransport.
Thetrafficlightshave been retimed to givepeoplemoretimetocrossthestreet.
- He re-timed hisspeechinorderto get away before themarchersarrived.
- Trains from thecitywill be re-timed toallowpassengersthechanceof afullroundtrip.
- Around 10% ofbudgetairlinesflightsare re-timed ormovedto anotherslot.
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- planner
- provision
- purposefully
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- settle
- sleeve