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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He is penciled in as the team’s sixth-highest salary for 2025-26, too.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Brandon Nimmo is penciled in to hit fifth, a left-handed hitter breaking up the righties.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Isaac Paredes is penciled in as the starting third baseman in Bregman’s place.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In a recent note, JPMorgan economists penciled in a 40% chance the US economy enters a recession, a 10 percentage point increase from earlier this year.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Brandon Nimmo is penciled in to hit fifth, a left-handed hitter breaking up the righties.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Isaac Paredes is penciled in as the starting third baseman in Bregman’s place.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In a recent note, JPMorgan economists penciled in a 40% chance the US economy enters a recession, a 10 percentage point increase from earlier this year.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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