slot1

noun

• 1a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted:he slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox
• a groove or channel into which something fits or in which something works, such as one in the head of a screw: a screwdriver fitted into the slot

• 2an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule:a late-night television slot landing slots at Heathrow airport

verb (slots, slotting, slotted)

• place (an object) into a slot, typically one specifically designed to receive it:he slotted a cassette into the tape machine the plates come in sections that can be slotted together
• [no object] be placed or able to be placed into a slot:the processors will slot into a personal computer
• British informal (of a soccer player) score (a goal) with a precise shot:he slotted in the opening goal
• [no object] (slot in/into) (of a person) fit easily into (a new role or situation):employers look for someone who will slot into the office culture
• [with object] (slot someone/thing in) manage to find a time or opportunity to deal with someone or something:I can slot you in at 3.15, if that works for you