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missed appointment

the status of a scheduled visit that did not take place because the person expected to attend did not arrive.

In plain English

This status marks an arranged visit as not having happened. It means the visit was scheduled, but it did not go ahead because the person who was supposed to attend was absent.

In context

Here, it reports that the maintenance visit did not take place because the person expected to be there was not there.

Situation
Setting up utilities and submitting maintenance, repair, and access requests
What it communicates
reports that the scheduled maintenance visit did not happen because no one was available.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not identify which party was expected to attend or what happens next.

Examples

“When nobody arrived for the 3 p.m. dental checkup, it became a missed appointment rather than a cancellation.”

Core meaning

“The engineer logged a missed appointment after finding the house empty at the agreed time.”

In context

  • appointment status Broader Term

    A missed appointment is one possible status within the wider set of statuses for an appointment.

  • canceled appointment Contrast

    Both describe a scheduled visit that did not take place, but they differ in why it did not happen.