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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Rain is coming, penciled in for an hour or two from now, and a harsh British wind is flinging leaves off branches and cloaking the countryside with something that smells dungy and damp.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Shipping is penciled in for early October.
—New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2025
Three officials penciled in three rate reductions next year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The Wild enter training camp with Joel Eriksson Ek, Marco Rossi, Ryan Hartman and Nico Sturm penciled in as their top-four centers, so Yurov could start as a wing.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Shipping is penciled in for early October.
—New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2025
Three officials penciled in three rate reductions next year.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The Wild enter training camp with Joel Eriksson Ek, Marco Rossi, Ryan Hartman and Nico Sturm penciled in as their top-four centers, so Yurov could start as a wing.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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