in the pipeline
Idioms-
In process, under way, as in The blueprints for the new machine are in the pipeline, but it will take months to get approval . [ Colloquial ; 1940s] Also see in the works .
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Budgeted for something but not yet spent, as in There's $5 million more in the pipeline for the city schools . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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Economists expected that solid price pressures remained in the pipeline in January, though not as strong as in December.
From Barron's
Even before the Supreme Court ruling, more tariffs were in the pipeline.
AI has a lot of potential and there is a lot of work in the pipeline, but that productivity boost is still in the future.
From Barron's
He was in Dumfries to have a look at Palmerston Park to see if it would fit the bill for a film project he had in the pipeline and told me a bit about it.
From BBC
With a target of six gigawatts of data centre capacity -- three already signed and another three in the pipeline -- Andhra Pradesh is betting that speed and scale will give it an edge.
From Barron's
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