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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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of key gun rights cases in the coming months, and other Second Amendment cases could make their way on the docket as the justices consider additional petitions for this term.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Next on the docket, a bout with another conference rival in Milford.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Easier said than done, of course, with Grandview and Arapahoe on the docket the last two weeks.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The dust has nearly settled in the seventh week of the 2025 NFL season and there were some massive games on the docket that saw Super Bowl contenders pick up huge victories.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Next on the docket, a bout with another conference rival in Milford.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Easier said than done, of course, with Grandview and Arapahoe on the docket the last two weeks.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The dust has nearly settled in the seventh week of the 2025 NFL season and there were some massive games on the docket that saw Super Bowl contenders pick up huge victories.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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