set a date
idiom
: 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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Honorees have up to two years after they are chosen to set a date for their ceremonies.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 June 2024
City officials have yet to set a date to discuss the annexation status.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
The judge, who was nominated to the bench by former Republican President Donald Trump, didn’t immediately set a date for sentencing.
—Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2024
The dismissals come weeks before Francis is due back in court to set a date for his sentencing.
—CBS News, 21 May 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 June 2024
City officials have yet to set a date to discuss the annexation status.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
The judge, who was nominated to the bench by former Republican President Donald Trump, didn’t immediately set a date for sentencing.
—Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2024
The dismissals come weeks before Francis is due back in court to set a date for his sentencing.
—CBS News, 21 May 2024
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