the pipeline

noun

: the system for developing and producing something

the next wave of products to come down the pipeline

Newer treatments for the disease are in the pipeline.

Examples of the pipeline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are promising players still in the pipeline, such as Hobey Baker winner Max Plante (2024 second round), rangy right-shot defenseman Anton Johansson (2022 fourth round) and goaltender Trey Augustine (2023 second round). — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The crews are stretched, the good people get poached and the pipeline behind them looks thinner every season. — Brad Strawbridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Content moves through the pipeline faster, making speed and governance complementary rather than competing priorities. — Jamie Garverick, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Xu attributed the steepening investment slump to local governments channeling resources into debt restructuring and a shortage of eligible projects in the pipeline. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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