set a date

idiom

: to decide on a day (for some event to take place or to begin)

They have not yet set a date for the trial.

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Bravo has not yet set a date for RHOA's premiere, though it is expected this year. —

Dave Quinn, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 The foursome struck up a conversation (in English) and set a date the following week to all play tennis together. —

John Otis, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Before Biden exited the race, Trump’s campaign publicly declined to set a date for the vice presidential debate. —

Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 22 July 2024 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered parliament dissolved Friday and has set a date for the next election to take place on Feb. 23, 2025. —

Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for set a date