on the docket

idiom

: on a list of legal cases to be heard by a court

The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.

: 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.

Examples of on the docket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Major reporters on the docket range from United Airlines to Goldman Sachs . —

Alex Harring,nick Wells, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 The 33rd annual Heartland International Film Festival is underway with more than 100 independent films on the docket. —

Justin L. MacK, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 The three other games on the docket are against the Bears (with the ever-improving Caleb Williams) and two more division games with the Seahawks and Cardinals. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024 Not every annual term of the Supreme Court is a blockbuster, and not every big case is on the docket when the term starts. —

Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the docket

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