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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Analysts had penciled in earnings of 5 cents per shares and revenue of $351 million, per LSEG.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Newcomer Cody Bellinger has experience at the position, but he’s penciled in as the Yankees’ everyday centerfielder.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jordan Hicks is penciled in as the No.4 starter and would pitch a series opener at Houston.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
While the month was expected to be soft — impacted by wildfires in California and wintery weather in the south — the decline still surprised economists, who had penciled in flat sales, according to FactSet.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Newcomer Cody Bellinger has experience at the position, but he’s penciled in as the Yankees’ everyday centerfielder.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jordan Hicks is penciled in as the No.4 starter and would pitch a series opener at Houston.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
While the month was expected to be soft — impacted by wildfires in California and wintery weather in the south — the decline still surprised economists, who had penciled in flat sales, according to FactSet.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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