off the drawing board

phrase

: beyond the planning stage

The project will never get off the drawing board.

Examples of off the drawing board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But without the Live Local Act, many of these projects might never have gotten off the drawing board. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Ideas have moved off the drawing board and into the real world, and scientists, governments, and funders are all getting more thoughtful about using and consuming energy. — Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023

But like exotic sports cars, movies can be hard to get off the drawing board. — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 4 Feb. 2023

However, as with all patents, this functionality may never make it off the drawing board. — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2023

Some projects have struggled to even make it off the drawing board. — Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022

Engagement starts well before the campaign gets off the drawing board. — Sarah Malcolm, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021

However, the study left researchers with some unanswered questions to clear up before a therapy gets off the drawing board. — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2019

Rhymes for off the drawing board

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword