switch-onschedule
nounUK /swɪtʃ ɒn ˈʃedjuːl/
US /swɪtʃ ɑːn ˈskedʒuːl/
A plan that tells when to turn something on.
The switch-onschedule for the garden lights says they come on at seven.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A setting that makes a device turn on by itself at set times.
I put the heater on a switch-onschedule so it warms up before I wake.
3. A list of times when machines or lights should start working.
The factory's switch-onschedule keeps every machine starting in order.
4. The planned moment when a service or system begins operating.
The new water pump has a switch-onschedule for early morning.