appointment _noun 

ADJECTIVES & NOUNS 

hospital 
・My hospital appointment lasted half an hour.

doctor’s 
・What time is your doctor’s appointment?

dentist’s, dental 
・She has a dental appointment, so she won’t be in until later.

medical 
・Children sometimes miss school because of medical appointments.

business 
・Dennis had an early morning business appointment with a client.

hair 
・I’d like to make a hair appointment for next week.

morning, afternoon 
・I asked for a morning appointment.

urgent 
・I can’t talk now – I have an urgent appointment to get to.

follow-up
・This is a long-term illness and regular follow-up appointments are necessary.

VERBS

have 
・She has an appointment with the dentist at 5 o’clock.

make, arrange 
・Can you phone the hairdresser and make an appointment?

book, schedule
・I’ve scheduled your appointment for 9.30.

get 
・It’s difficult to get an appointment on Monday morning.

cancel 
・He had to cancel all his afternoon appointments.

miss 
・The train was late so I missed my appointment.

keep 
・Please let us know if you cannot keep your appointment.

PREPOSITIONS

with 
・I have an appointment with my lawyer this afternoon.

at  
・Have you booked another appointment at the clinic?

by 
・The collection can be viewed by appointment only