Real World Reading: Schedules

The abbreviation for "ante meridian", refers to the hours between midnight and noon

• a.m.

• p.m.

• inbound

• outbound

Getting to a place

• inbound

• arriving

• outbound

• departing

Something that costs less money than it normally would

• board

• bargain

• status

• inbound

To get on something, such as a ship, train, bus, etc.

• outbound

• bargain

• board

• status

Leaving a place

• outbound

• board

• departing

• status

Coming in, on bus schedules this refers to buses going towards the downtown area of a city

• arrive

• depart

• inbound

• outbound

Going out, on bus schedules this refers to buses going away the downtown area of a city

• arriving

• departing

• inbound

• outbound

The abbreviation for "post meridiem" refers to the hours between noon and midnight

• inbound

• outbound

• a.m.

• p.m.

How something is

• arriving

• board

• bargain

• status