That would have been very good news if they were on a longer timetable.
Whether he'd still have a job by the time they'd told their parents and were next due on his timetable remained to be seen.
We have now agreed on a timetable to get the new authority up and running.
He was accustomed to having everyone else get moving on his timetable.
More information on bus services and timetables can be found here.
But on a limited timetable, it can also be stressful.
"We cannot meet people's expectations on their timetable," the official said.
It did not even appear on timetables until 1912 but then was still only used for race traffic.
They also agreed on a timetable for introducing it by 2002.
Previously, the two sides had been 11 months apart on a timetable.