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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Roberts expressed optimism that Ohtani would return this weekend, and he still is penciled in to take the mound Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium before the team’s day off Thursday.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The Round of 32 game at Boston Stadium is scheduled for June 29 with the winner of Group E — pencil in Germany for that — playing in that contest.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
But Braves manager Walt Weiss penciled in Mauricio Dubón again at shortstop Friday night, and Dubón once again justified his faith.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
Goldman Sachs’ team penciled in positive free cash flow for 2031 of more than $72 billion after hitting a trough of negative $105 billion in 2029, a person familiar with the matter has said.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 6 June 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The Round of 32 game at Boston Stadium is scheduled for June 29 with the winner of Group E — pencil in Germany for that — playing in that contest.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
But Braves manager Walt Weiss penciled in Mauricio Dubón again at shortstop Friday night, and Dubón once again justified his faith.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
Goldman Sachs’ team penciled in positive free cash flow for 2031 of more than $72 billion after hitting a trough of negative $105 billion in 2029, a person familiar with the matter has said.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 6 June 2026
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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