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 Whitecaps still hold a game in hand and own the tiebreaker on goal differential. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Coughenour left jail with medications for his anxiety, his Medicaid card in hand and appointments already on the calendar. — Julie Wernau, NPR, 22 July 2026

Aboard a small, design‑forward river ship, the journey becomes a moving gallery—champagne in hand—where each bend of the river reveals a new composition. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Bonmatí had taken in this edition of the World Cup as a pundit and approached the midfielder with compliments in mind and a microphone in hand. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for in hand

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