slated

Slated is the past participle and adjective form of the verb to slate, with several related meanings in English. In its most common usage, slated refers to something that is scheduled or planned to occur at a particular time, place, or date. For example, a film, event, or project can be slated for release or completion, and a meeting can be slated to begin at a given hour. This sense is widely used in formal writing, journalism, and business communications.

A second sense of slate as a verb exists in some varieties of English, particularly in the United Kingdom, meaning to criticize severely or to reprimand. When someone is slated, they are strongly condemned or marked down in evaluation, often by critics or the press. The target in this sense can be a performance, a policy, or an individual’s actions.

The word also appears in the noun form slate, referring to a list or roster of items or people, such as a slate of candidates for an election or a slate of projects to review. In this usage, slated items are those that are included on the list for consideration, approval, or scheduling.

Etymologically, the scheduling sense is linked to the idea of writing items on a slate or chalkboard to organize a timetable, while the criticism sense has developed separately in contemporary usage. Slated remains a versatile term in both formal and informal contexts, often signaling planned inevitability or formal judgment depending on the context.