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

The team returned home this week — taxidermied raccoons in hand — after a 2-1 loss in extra time to the Three Lions. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Halsey experienced that unpredictability while the show filmed — including the opening scene of the series, where the audience sees her character for the first time, slingshot in hand. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026

With a measuring tape and waterproof notepad in hand, Shellie Baxter swims around a shipwreck embedded into the ocean’s floor in the Florida Keys. — Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

The estate played the home of Rose Byrne’s hoity-toity Helen Harris III in Bridesmaids (the backyard is where Kristen Wiig’s Annie detonated mid-bridal-shower, cookie in hand). — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for in hand

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