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 figurativelyHe was penciled in as the director's replacement.
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For the full year, Levi’s forecast a 1 percent net revenue gain, where the firm had initially been looking for an increase of 1 to 3 percent and analysts had a gain of 2.3 percent penciled in.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
With Wilson still hobbled by the injury, Fields is penciled in to again be QB1 this Sunday when the Steelers visit the Denver Broncos.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Biden administration officials said there had been no thought of limiting the president’s exposure at the summit and noted that a solo news conference that had been penciled in on early agenda drafts has now been firmly scheduled.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The central bank has penciled in a half percentage point more of rate cuts this year and a full percentage point of easing in 2025.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
With Wilson still hobbled by the injury, Fields is penciled in to again be QB1 this Sunday when the Steelers visit the Denver Broncos.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Biden administration officials said there had been no thought of limiting the president’s exposure at the summit and noted that a solo news conference that had been penciled in on early agenda drafts has now been firmly scheduled.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The central bank has penciled in a half percentage point more of rate cuts this year and a full percentage point of easing in 2025.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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