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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The Arc Coast is penciled in for 2026 production, and reservations are open now for a refundable deposit of $250.
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Paul Ridden
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
Cisco earned 96 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $14.15 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG penciled in 92 cents in earnings per share and $14.08 billion in revenue.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Trump reiterated to Welker that children can get by with fewer dolls or pencils in the meantime while the transition happens.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 May 2025
Miami came to Green Bay with some combination of Storm Duck, Cam Smith and Ethan Bonner penciled in at CB2 to replace Kendall Fuller.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
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Paul Ridden
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
Cisco earned 96 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $14.15 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG penciled in 92 cents in earnings per share and $14.08 billion in revenue.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Trump reiterated to Welker that children can get by with fewer dolls or pencils in the meantime while the transition happens.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 May 2025
Miami came to Green Bay with some combination of Storm Duck, Cam Smith and Ethan Bonner penciled in at CB2 to replace Kendall Fuller.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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