pencil in
phrasal verb
penciled in or pencilled in; penciling in or pencilling in; pencils in
: to put (someone or something that may be changed later) on a schedule, list, etc.
Would you like me to pencil you in for Thursday morning at 11?
—sometimes used figurativelyHe was penciled in as the director's replacement.
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Texas Instruments earned $1.28 per share on revenue at $4.07 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG penciled in just $1.07 in earnings per share and $3.91 billion in revenue.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Jonathan Pingle, chief U.S. economist at UBS, has penciled in a percentage point’s worth of cuts this year even as core inflation reaches 4.6 percent.
—Colby Smith, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Perhaps, the best-case scenario is adding a versatile lineman who could be penciled in at one of the starting guard spots but move to tackle when the need arises.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
He is penciled in as the team’s sixth-highest salary for 2025-26, too.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Jonathan Pingle, chief U.S. economist at UBS, has penciled in a percentage point’s worth of cuts this year even as core inflation reaches 4.6 percent.
—Colby Smith, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Perhaps, the best-case scenario is adding a versatile lineman who could be penciled in at one of the starting guard spots but move to tackle when the need arises.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
He is penciled in as the team’s sixth-highest salary for 2025-26, too.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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