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

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