set a date

phrase

: 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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The judge just scheduled a hearing in early November to set a date for a retrial. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The distributors have yet to set a date but are looking at June, July or August — a window Bong suggests fits a film set entirely against a deep blue ocean. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 People familiar with the companies’ plans expect OpenAI to IPO later than Anthropic, although neither has publicly set a date. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Agnello lawyer Robert Beltrani said in a letter that surgeons needed more time to set a date for the operation because Gotti was dealing with infections. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for set a date

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“Set a date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20date. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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