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.
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That particular project’s still waiting in the pipeline.
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
In the pipeline are earrings inspired by single-use picks.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
Downtown Louisville saw a net increase of 14 storefronts and 11 new office tenants in 2024.
More than 70 developments in the pipeline.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Among the over 200 active IPO applicants in the pipeline to be listed on HKEX, over 40 are companies already listed on mainland stock exchanges, Wind Information showed.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 July 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
In the pipeline are earrings inspired by single-use picks.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
Downtown Louisville saw a net increase of 14 storefronts and 11 new office tenants in 2024.
More than 70 developments in the pipeline.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Among the over 200 active IPO applicants in the pipeline to be listed on HKEX, over 40 are companies already listed on mainland stock exchanges, Wind Information showed.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the pipeline
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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