appoint

appoint (one) to

To assign one a certain title or role. I can hardly believe that the trustees have appointed me to the position of chairman.
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at the appointed time

At a specific, designated time. You need to be in court at the appointed time. I'll never get to my interview at the appointed time with all this traffic!
See also: appoint, time
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

appoint someone to something

to select or assign someone to serve in a particular role. (Usually focusing on the role of the person or on a group of persons with similar roles.) l am going to appoint you to the position of treasurer. Fred tried to appoint himself to the board of directors, but it violated the by-laws.
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at the appointed time

at the expected or assigned time. The cab pulled up in the driveway at the appointed time. We all met at the hotel at the appointed time.
See also: appoint, time
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • appoint (one) to
  • appoint to
  • tab (one) for (something)
  • tab for
  • tabbed
  • reinstate in
  • reinstate (one) in (something)
  • reinstate (one) into (something)
  • reinstate as
  • reinstate (one) as (something)
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