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.
Examples of pencil in in a Sentence
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The trial is penciled in for jury selection for the week of June 3.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
Now, a day after the central bank penciled in three rate cuts next year, green-energy stocks are helping to drive stocks higher.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
Still, nearly half the 19 policymakers penciled in just two or fewer rate cuts.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Fed officials have penciled in three rate cuts, even as the decline in inflation there has slowed.
—David McHugh, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
After Flores tumbled over the railing and into the first-base dugout at Petco Park, Melvin anticipated giving him at least a day to recover and penciled in Tyler Fitzgerald to make his first career start at first base.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Consumers holding out for lower borrowing costs may have to wait until the following month for relief, with about half of economists now penciling in the Fed's June 12 meeting for the first cut in four years, FactSet data shows.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
Central bank officials in December penciled in three quarter-point rate cuts for 2024 in their dot plot, which is released every other month.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Prior to signing Bellinger, he was penciled in as the starting first baseman, but now FanGraphs’ Roster Resource lists him at third base.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024
Now, a day after the central bank penciled in three rate cuts next year, green-energy stocks are helping to drive stocks higher.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023
Still, nearly half the 19 policymakers penciled in just two or fewer rate cuts.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Fed officials have penciled in three rate cuts, even as the decline in inflation there has slowed.
—David McHugh, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
After Flores tumbled over the railing and into the first-base dugout at Petco Park, Melvin anticipated giving him at least a day to recover and penciled in Tyler Fitzgerald to make his first career start at first base.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Consumers holding out for lower borrowing costs may have to wait until the following month for relief, with about half of economists now penciling in the Fed's June 12 meeting for the first cut in four years, FactSet data shows.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
Central bank officials in December penciled in three quarter-point rate cuts for 2024 in their dot plot, which is released every other month.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Prior to signing Bellinger, he was penciled in as the starting first baseman, but now FanGraphs’ Roster Resource lists him at third base.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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