Prearranged

Prearranged is an adjective describing something that has been planned or arranged beforehand. It is used to indicate that arrangements, plans, or conditions were settled prior to a particular time or event. The term combines the prefix pre- with arranged.

Common contexts include business and logistics, where a prearranged meeting, delivery window, or contract terms are specified in advance, and social contexts, such as discussions of arrangements for marriage or social events.

In law and contract drafting, prearranged terms help clarify that a commitment was voluntary and agreed in advance, and may appear in phrases like prearranged schedule or prearranged terms of sale. The word can occur in both formal and narrative writing.

Despite its neutral usage, prearranged can carry implications of coordination and planning that affect expectations or power dynamics in certain contexts, such as arranged marriages or staged events. In such uses, the emphasis is on prior agreement rather than spontaneity.

Related terms include preplanned, prearrangement, planning, and scheduling. See also arrangement, agreement, and timetable.