in hand

phrase

1

: in one's possession or control

had matters well in hand

with money in hand

2

: in preparation

a new play in hand

3

: under consideration

took the matter in hand

Examples of in hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Present deadlines in hand, a lot of this will end up with the next governor. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Or go to one of the many unblemished simple beaches, towel in hand and swim and sunbathe old-school—sans expensive sun beds and bottle service. — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers seem to have their divisions well in hand, but any winning or losing streak among the rest of the playoff contenders could shake things up in a major way. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

With this new evidence in hand, North Carolina’s legislators voted in July to continue the program, which was paused in the state’s budget impasse last year, scaling access to key drivers of savings and help close the gap in Medicaid state funding. — Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand