pencil in

phrasal 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 figuratively
He was penciled in as the director's replacement.

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At its most recent meeting, the central bank penciled in two rate cuts by year-end, although some economists predict just one. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 3 July 2025 Weekly jobless claims data is also due Thursday, with economists penciling in 240,000. Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2025 There was a photograph of Leonard: white shirt, dark tie, cigarette in one hand, pencil in the other, and, on the wall behind him, a steer’s horned skull and an array of guns. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Since the gig is brief and can be catered to suit different time commitments, any work schedule can pencil in time for kitten fostering. Kelli Bender, People.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pencil in

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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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