pencil in
verb
penciled in or pencilled in; penciling in or pencilling in; pencils in
: to put (someone or something that may be changed later) on a schedule, list, etc.
Would you like me to pencil you in for Thursday morning at 11?
—sometimes used figurativelyHe was penciled in as the director's replacement.
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Amihere and veteran Kiah Stokes will be penciled in to take over Rupert’s minutes at center.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi are penciling in a better-than consensus estimate for the April labor market report set to release on Friday.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 May 2026
At this time last year, Sam Howell was penciled in as the backup.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 4 May 2026
But, as her words were read out, McGovern sat calmly, with a pencil in his hand, completing a sudoku.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Joe Raedle | Getty Images Traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi are penciling in a better-than consensus estimate for the April labor market report set to release on Friday.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 May 2026
At this time last year, Sam Howell was penciled in as the backup.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 4 May 2026
But, as her words were read out, McGovern sat calmly, with a pencil in his hand, completing a sudoku.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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