Appointment for or to

[Talab1234]

1. I have an appointment for 2 pm.
2. I have a meeting scheduled for 2 pm.

Are both grammatically correct?

 

[5jj]

They are.

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree with 5jj but would add that the "at" is more common than "for" in sentence 1.

 

[jutfrank]

I'd say that 1 is not right with for instead of at as long as the idea is simply to say what time the appointment occurs.

a) I'd like to make an appointment for 2 p.m., please.
b) I'd like to make an appointment at 2 p.m., please.

c) I have an appointment at 2 p.m.
d) I have an appointment for 2p.m.

You could argue well that the latter example here is okay if the meaning is that 'for 2 p.m.' is shorthand for 'scheduled for 2 p.m.' or 'booked for 2 p.m.' but if so, I think you'd have to say that c) and d) don't quite carry the same meaning.

 

[5jj]

I'd say that 1 is not right with for instead of at as long as the idea is simply to say what time the appointment occurs.

a) I'd like to make an appointment for 2 p.m., please.
b) I'd like to make an appointment at 2 p.m., please.

c) I have an appointment at 2 p.m.
d) I have an appointment for 2p.m.

You could argue well that the latter example here is okay

I do

I think you'd have to say that c) and d) don't quite carry the same meaning.

I don't.