block schedulingn.
/ˈblɒk ˌʃɛdjᵿlɪŋ/, /ˈblɒk ˌʃɛdjuːlɪŋ/, /ˈblɒk ˌʃɛdʒuːlɪŋ/, /ˈblɒk ˌʃɛdʒᵿlɪŋ/, /ˈblɒk ˌskɛdjuːlɪŋ/, /ˈblɒk ˌskɛdjᵿlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈblɑk ˌskɛdʒəlɪŋ/, /ˈblɑk ˌskɛdʒulɪŋ/ U.S.
The system of scheduling school classes that are fewer in number and longer in duration than under a traditional system; cf. block schedule n. 2.
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1935 Wellesley School Surv. (Univ. of Pittsburgh) 140 Attention has been called to the desirability of abandoning block scheduling.
2012 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 17 Apr. a6/1 One thing that's worked well is block-scheduling. It was confusing at first, but I definitely grew to appreciate being able to focus on the workload of only half the classes each day.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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