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

Trying to channel cooler energy, Culpo stood to the side with a tumbler—likely containing a cold drink—and a bag of fresh fruit in hand. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026

Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Taillon, with a coffee in hand, sat on a bench Thursday morning in the visitors dugout at Wrigley Field watching the Cubs’ pregame infield work. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Packaging cannot be completed without the corresponding DRAM in hand, so a memory delay strands finished processors rather than slowing a later assembly step. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in hand

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