drawing board

noun

1

: a board used as a base for drafting on paper

2

: a planning stage

a project still on the drawing board

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further. —Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 27 May 2021

Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue. —Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023

A few months later, lawmakers went back to the drawing board ahead of spending cuts going into effect in January 2013 at the same time tax cuts passed under the George W. Bush administration were set to expire. —Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023

The San Marcos Police Department union and city council are heading back to the drawing board after a surprising vote Tuesday night to rescind their most recent Meet and Confer agreement. —Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2023

But the Sackett case could send the agency back to the drawing board, according to Paul Botts, the president and executive director of the Wetlands Initiative. —Juanpablo Ramirez-franco, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2023

However, later on, issues might arise within the group, or a flawed plan could require you all to go back to the drawing board. —Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023

This sends both proponents and opponents of increasing the minimum wage back to the drawing board. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023

There are also concepts on the drawing board for Titan submarine and a tunneling machine on Europa. —Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

drawing board

noun

1

: a board on which paper for drawing can be fastened

2

: a planning stage

his project was still on the drawing board