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block the date vs lock the date

Both "block the date" and "lock the date" are correct and can be used interchangeably to refer to reserving a specific date for an event or appointment.
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block the date

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to reserving a specific date for an event or appointment.

This phrase is used to indicate that a particular date is being reserved or set aside for a specific purpose, such as a meeting, event, or appointment.

Examples:

  • Can you please block the date for our team meeting next week?
  • I need to block the date for the conference in my calendar.
  • Let's block the date for the wedding ceremony.
  • She asked me to block the date for her birthday party.
  • We should block the date for the project deadline.
  • Jul 4, 2012 ... Does that mean "Please put the date aside for the meeting" ? Is the phrase often used? Can we say, " I'll block the date." ? If so, does this ...
  • Feb 7, 2023 ... Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Yes sure, it is possible to block the date and time once any user selects it. So other user's can ...
  • Oct 26, 2017 ... An anthology of short stories to, all written as a warm up to battle my most vicious enemy, the knight of illiterate evil... Writers block.
  • Nov 7, 2013 ... This is a migrated thread and some comments may be shown as answers. scheduler block the date slot from editing. 1 Answer ...
  • Then as your rolling calendar opens up, the Rule Set remains and will block the date. This is another work-around if you desire to use it. You could also ...
  • Dec 31, 2007 ... I also tried to update the sheet numbers as you suggested but the result is the same (nothing appears in the title block). The date and file ...
  • I want to apply a different date filter for that Visual, and block the Date filter at the Page level from applying to that troublesome visual. Is this possible?
  • Send out metallic save the date card printing a few months before the actual date so guests can make the necessary plans and block the date. So Why Should ...
  • Nov 6, 2015 ... As an assigner, this is when an official contacts me to let me know that they need to block the date but a game is pending. Old Fri Nov 06 ...
  • BLOCK THE DATE – FOR THE BLOCK PARTY (SAT, JULY 27TH) WHAT IS THE BLOCK PARTY & WHEN IS IT Block the date now – for Saturday, July 27th, from 11 AM –...

Alternatives:

  • reserve the date
  • mark the date
  • set the date
  • save the date
  • schedule the date

lock the date

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to reserving a specific date for an event or appointment.

This phrase is used to indicate that a particular date is being secured or reserved for a specific purpose, such as a meeting, event, or appointment.

Examples:

  • Let's lock the date for the product launch.
  • I'll lock the date for our team offsite retreat.
  • We need to lock the date for the client presentation.
  • She asked me to lock the date for the charity event.
  • Can you lock the date for the doctor's appointment?
  • For example if they view data by ID number we want to lock the date range to specific date and times. Ken. zacslade June 22, 2017, 4:13pm 2. I don't think ...
  • Mar 15, 2018 ... You can't lock the date produced when the worksheet function TODAY() is first calculated, so a worksheet function solution is not possible.
  • Aug 30, 2015 ... Can I lock the date field to only allow the MM/DD/YYYY format. Forms. Updated August 31, 2015. Subscribe Subscribed. Profile image. asked on ...
  • Jul 1, 2020 ... I want to lock the date once SignA is signed and FieldA is calculated for the first time, with no further updates to that date.
  • Lock the date & time settings android · Ask Question. Asked 10 years, 10 months ago. Modified 7 years, 11 months ago. Viewed 3k times. Part of Mobile ...
  • Dec 4, 2015 ... The Today() funciton could work there, but there is no way to lock the date and it would continue to be a moving target each day...
  • Mar 1, 2022 ... Hi i have multiple dashboards i want to lock the date range in one of them so it can't be change when i change the other dashboards for ...
  • I'm trying to lock the date to the date that particular workbook was created. I create many estimates for work, at the moment the date displays todays.
  • Jul 23, 2008 ... ... lock the date picker where the date cannot be changed? I tried changing the property of "enabled" to false but that still lets the user do ...
  • how to lock the date/candle when changing timeframes? ; 1 · Mar 21, 2024 7:09pm ; 2 · Mar 21, 2024 7:29pm · If you trade like me, you'll be homeless and broke within ...

Alternatives:

  • block the date
  • reserve the date
  • mark the date
  • set the date
  • save the date

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