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 economists project two cuts of 25 basis points each, tentatively penciled in for Fed meetings in March and June next year.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Economists expect another quarter-point cut Despite the conflicting data, most economists are penciling in an interest-rate rate cut at the December 10 meeting.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
That beat out the 15 cents per share and $393 million in revenue that analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Analysts had penciled in $238 million.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Economists expect another quarter-point cut Despite the conflicting data, most economists are penciling in an interest-rate rate cut at the December 10 meeting.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
That beat out the 15 cents per share and $393 million in revenue that analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Analysts had penciled in $238 million.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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