IN HAND Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

in hand

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as in pending

not yet settled or decided Decisions about the allocation of funds are still in hand.

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Recent Examples of in hand With Nowhere To Be If a typical beach town is laid-back, then Grayton Beach is fully reclining—in a hammock, with an ice-cold margarita in hand. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2026 Many mornings Landon Thome can be found in the batting cage in his Chicago-area backyard, his father, Jim, a few feet away with a baseball in hand. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 July 2026 And of course, Jacob Elordi, who has been spotted on multiple occasions in hand with an oversized designer silhouette this summer. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 July 2026 The cartoon for that month showed a uniformed military official lounging coquettishly on a bed, phone in hand. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in hand

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