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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Analysts polled by FactSet had penciled in $1.80 in earnings per share and $3.99 billion in revenue.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
While Fed officials penciled in two rate cuts this year at their December meeting, economists and Wall Street investors are increasingly skeptical, with some predicting no reductions at all this year.
—Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
There could even be a national planning enquiry, as was pencilled in during the 1990s, when English Heritage got involved.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
His one start in six games so far at KU proved so successful — in Sunday’s 99-48 victory at UCF — that the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Greensboro, North Carolina native has been penciled in to open Wednesday’s 8 p.m. home game against Arizona State.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
While Fed officials penciled in two rate cuts this year at their December meeting, economists and Wall Street investors are increasingly skeptical, with some predicting no reductions at all this year.
—Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
There could even be a national planning enquiry, as was pencilled in during the 1990s, when English Heritage got involved.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
His one start in six games so far at KU proved so successful — in Sunday’s 99-48 victory at UCF — that the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Greensboro, North Carolina native has been penciled in to open Wednesday’s 8 p.m. home game against Arizona State.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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