make an appointment — arrange a meeting
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to agree on a specific time to meet someone, usually for a formal reason like seeing a doctor, teacher, or business contact.
Say it like a native
Textbook I need to schedule an appointment with my physician.
Native I need to make an appointment with my doctor.
Natives 'make an appointment'; 'schedule an appointment with my physician' is clinical/formal.
Pattern: make an appointment (with someone) (for something/at a time)
In use
- I need to make an appointment with my dentist for next week.daily life
- In my country, it’s common to make an appointment before visiting a bank or government office to save time.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I made an appointment to the dentist.
✓ I made an appointment with the dentist.
An appointment WITH a person, not 'to'.
Common collocations
make an appointment— make, with the doctor, book an appointment, cancel
Don't confuse it
Do not confuse with 'have an appointment' (when the meeting is already arranged) or 'make a date' (which is more informal and often romantic).