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Scheduled Immediately?

scheduled (adjective) :: included in or arranged / planned according to a schedule.

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schedule ::

  1. a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  2. a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period.
  3. a timetable.
  4. a written or printed statement of details

Given these definitions, is it really grammatically correct to schedule something to be done immediately / ASAP?

Or refer to Job/Item X as a scheduled job/item, when it's really just Alice telling Bob 'Do X now'. Or at best 'Do X as soon as you're free' (with the understanding that Bob is going to / needs to be free in a few minutes, half an hour at best)

Or just generally schedule something to be done immediately, and/or in the course of a impromptu spoken conversation.

This is pretty common corporate use, in my experience, and now I'm wondering if this is actually grammatical, or just a example of corporate doublespeak?

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