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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Also on the docket for Downtown Doral is new retail and ample parking to accommodate the shoppers that developers expect will flock to stores.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
As seen in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive look at Edwards' visit to their headquarters, the filmmaker learns dinosaurs could be next on the docket.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
Following the award-winning run of his documentary Will & Harper, and with a new Spaceballs movie next on the docket for production, Josh Greenbaum has been tapped to direct a new Care Bears film for Warner Bros. Pictures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 June 2025
First on the docket is a pile of cords knotted together, ensnaring an eyelash curler and a pen.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 June 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
As seen in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive look at Edwards' visit to their headquarters, the filmmaker learns dinosaurs could be next on the docket.
—EW.com, 1 July 2025
Following the award-winning run of his documentary Will & Harper, and with a new Spaceballs movie next on the docket for production, Josh Greenbaum has been tapped to direct a new Care Bears film for Warner Bros. Pictures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 June 2025
First on the docket is a pile of cords knotted together, ensnaring an eyelash curler and a pen.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the docket
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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