on the drawing board

idiom

: being created
Plans for the new stadium are on the drawing board.

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On the soundstages front, Latitude 47 Studios, backed by a private consortium led by Schitt’s Creek producer Andrew Barnsley, has plans on the drawing board for a 75,000-square-foot studio to be built in the town of Bauline, about a half hour’s drive from St. John’s. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 The projects remain stuck on the drawing board, unable to move forward. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2025 But new natural gas plants won’t come online for another five years due to supply issues, new nuclear power is a decade away and no new coal plants are on the drawing board. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025 Environmentally-friendly plans are on the drawing board, but so far, many ideas remain elusive. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the drawing board

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“On the drawing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20drawing%20board. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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