TBA

Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Email and Office

TBA
Stands forTo be announced
CategoriesWriting & Everyday

TBA stands for To be announced, an email and office abbreviation.

Indicates that information such as a date, time, speaker or location will be published later. It is common on event posters, course timetables, concert listings and sports schedules.

Example: Headliners for the September festival are TBA, but early-bird passes go on sale Monday.

Usage notes

University course catalogs show TBA when a class's instructor, room or meeting time has not been assigned, and some expand it as "to be arranged" for independent-study courses. Compared with TBD, TBA focuses on the announcement rather than the decision. Event organizers often replace TBA lines with details as tickets go on sale.

More email and office abbreviations

  • RE – Reply (email subject prefix)
  • Ref. – Reference
  • Rgds – Regards
  • RSVP – Répondez s'il vous plaît (please reply)
  • RTO – Return to office
  • SME – Subject-matter expert
  • TBC – To be confirmed
  • TBD – To be determined
  • Tel. – Telephone
  • ToR – Terms of reference
  • w/c – Week commencing
  • w/e – Week ending

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