unscheduled
adjective
un·sched·uled
ˌən-ˈske-(ˌ)jüld 
-jəld,
Canadian also -ˈshe-,
British usually -ˈshe-(ˌ)dyüld
: not appointed, assigned, or designated for a fixed time : not scheduled
made an unscheduled stop
unscheduled visits
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Several board members made their disapproval of Moore’s unscheduled comments clear Wednesday.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Set in the present, such a story may not have warranted unscheduled, in-person confrontations, and the road trip could have been replaced with a Zoom conference.
—Bobby Finger, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Trade Minister Piyush Goyal made an unscheduled visit to Washington in March, and Indian Prime Minister met with Trump in February.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
In the first phase of the ceasefire, Hamas handed over 33 Israeli hostages as well as five Thais returned in an unscheduled release, in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees from Israeli jails and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from some of their positions in Gaza.
—Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Set in the present, such a story may not have warranted unscheduled, in-person confrontations, and the road trip could have been replaced with a Zoom conference.
—Bobby Finger, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Trade Minister Piyush Goyal made an unscheduled visit to Washington in March, and Indian Prime Minister met with Trump in February.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
In the first phase of the ceasefire, Hamas handed over 33 Israeli hostages as well as five Thais returned in an unscheduled release, in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees from Israeli jails and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from some of their positions in Gaza.
—Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Unscheduled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscheduled. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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