reschedule

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re·sched·ule /ˌriːˈʃedjuːl $ -ˈskedʒʊl, -dʒəl/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 POSTPONE/DO LATERto arrange for something to happen at a different time from the one that was previously planned 将…改期，重新安排…的时间

reschedule something for something

The press conference had to be rescheduled for March 19.

记者招待会不得不改到3月19日举行。

2. technicalBFL to arrange for a debt to be paid back later than was previously agreed 延迟〔债务〕还款时间

—rescheduling noun [singular, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

reschedule• Now it is pleading with the banks to reschedule £250m of borrowings to keep the company afloat.• Concern swung away from programmes designed to reschedule a reduction of service costs, back towards the earlier aspiration of redemption.• The negotiations, on rescheduling debts payable between mid-1991 and mid-1993, made some progress but no agreements were signed.• Achieving a standstill is vital for Heron if it is to make headway in rescheduling its debt.• News Corp is trying to persuade its 150 banks to agree to reschedule that debt with higher interest charges but later repayments.• A condition of rescheduling the debt was that Walker split his dual role at the top.• For instance we can suggest ways of rescheduling the payments over a longer period.

From Longman Business Dictionary

reschedulere·sched·ule /ˌriːˈʃedjuːl-ˈskedʒʊl, -dʒəl/ verb [transitiveT]

1FINANCE to make new arrangements for the payment of a debt, loan etc, often because the person, company, or country owing the money cannot pay it back in the time agreed earlier

Faced with mounting losses, the airlinerescheduled payments for its new aircraft.

The company reached an agreement with its bankers to reschedule C$560 million in debt.

2to arrange a new time or date for a meeting or event

The shareholders meeting has been rescheduled for June 4.

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