rescheduling

rescheduling — noun

1. The process of moving a planned event from its original time or date to a differ

1.名詞B2
釋義

The process of moving a planned event from its original time or date to a different one, often but not always to a later time.

例句

The school announced a rescheduling of final exams after a power outage left classrooms without lights.

rescheduling + of + noun phrase

Nora's rescheduling of the team meeting caused confusion because several members had already booked travel.

同義詞
  • postponement

    specifically moving something to a later time, whereas rescheduling can be to any different time

  • rearrangement

    softer, less formal; can also mean changing the order or sequence, not just the time

  • date change

    informal and narrower — only about the date, not the time of day

文法句型

rescheduling + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Commonly used with a noun naming the event (flight, meeting, exam, appointment). Unlike 'postponement', rescheduling does not always mean 'later' — the event may be moved to an earlier time as well.

常見錯誤

❌The rescheduling of the meeting was a postponement.
✅The rescheduling of the meeting moved it to Tuesday.
💡'Rescheduling' just means a change of time; 'postponement' specifically means moving to a later time.

2. An arrangement between a lender and a borrower to push back a repayment deadline

2.名詞B2
釋義

An arrangement between a lender and a borrower to push back a repayment deadline, giving the borrower more time to pay back what they owe.

例句

The bank granted a rescheduling of Haruto's loan payments after he lost his job in the factory closure.

rescheduling + of + loan payments

Debt rescheduling helped several small businesses in Kaohsiung survive the economic downturn last year.

compound noun: debt rescheduling

同義詞
  • debt restructuring

    broader — may involve changing interest rates or repayment amounts, not just extending the timeline

  • payment extension

    informal and more specific — only means a later deadline, not a full rearrangement of the schedule

  • forbearance

    formal banking term for temporarily pausing or reducing payments, not necessarily rescheduling them

文法句型

rescheduling + of + noun phrase

debt rescheduling

loan rescheduling

用法筆記

Typically used in banking and finance contexts. The thing being rescheduled is almost always a debt, loan, mortgage, or repayment plan — never an event.

常見錯誤

❌The bank offered a rescheduling of the meeting.
✅The bank offered a rescheduling of the loan payments.
💡Rescheduling in the financial sense applies to debts and repayments, not to events.