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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Getting the party more media attention, better ballot access and more Libertarian candidates into local office is also on the docket.
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 21 June 2024
But before a third movie is on the docket, Pixar has already produced an Inside Out television series for Disney+ that's set to debut next spring.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2024
The stretch culminates with a four-game West Coast road trip, including three games against championship contenders looming on the docket — at Sacramento, at Golden State, then at Denver, home to the reigning NBA champion Nuggets.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Other concerns on the docket include safety, like cardiovascular risks from elevated heart rates and blood pressure, the contribution of psychotherapy to the overall effectiveness of the treatment, and the myriad tiny details of actually providing a complicated treatment like MDMA therapy.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 June 2024
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 21 June 2024
But before a third movie is on the docket, Pixar has already produced an Inside Out television series for Disney+ that's set to debut next spring.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2024
The stretch culminates with a four-game West Coast road trip, including three games against championship contenders looming on the docket — at Sacramento, at Golden State, then at Denver, home to the reigning NBA champion Nuggets.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Other concerns on the docket include safety, like cardiovascular risks from elevated heart rates and blood pressure, the contribution of psychotherapy to the overall effectiveness of the treatment, and the myriad tiny details of actually providing a complicated treatment like MDMA therapy.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 June 2024
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