On the day slated for the visit

[raymondaliasapollyon]

Hi,

I came across the following sentence in a book written by a Chinese speaker. Is "slated" used correctly in the following? I thought only events are slated for a time, but not the other way around.

On the day slated for the visit, a big military truck came to pick us up and it didn't take long to get there.

According to multiple dictionaries, the "slated" is an American usage, What do native speakers of American English think about the sentence?

I'd appreciate your help.

 

[Yankee]

It works if the day had been verbally expressed.

 

[raymondaliasapollyon]

It works if the if the day had been verbally expressed.

If the day had not been mentioned previously, what word would you have used instead of "slated"?

 

[Tdol]

Scheduled?

 

[SoothingDave]

It works if the day had been verbally expressed.

Why do you say only verbal? I assume the reference to "slate" is to writing something on a chalkboard.

 

[Yankee]

If the day had not been mentioned previously, what word would you have used instead of "slated"?

Why do you say only verbal? I assume the reference to "slate" is to writing something on a chalkboard.

OOPS! Sorry, I misread "slated" as "stated".

 

[Tarheel]

Well, "slated" can mean the same thing as "scheduled".

 

[raymondaliasapollyon]

Well, "slated" can mean the same thing as "scheduled".

Do the following work?

The day was slated for the visit.
The visit was slated for the day .

 

[Tarheel]

Prefer the second one. Also, I would say, "The visit was slated for that day." (I would probably use "scheduled".)

 

[raymondaliasapollyon]

Prefer the second one. Also, I would say, "The visit was slated for that day." (I would probably use "scheduled".)

How do you revise the OP sentence?

On the day slated for the visit, a big military truck came to pick us up and it didn't take long to get there.