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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Currently, Goldman Sachs economics research is penciling in another four consecutive interest rate cuts in the first half of 2025 but also acknowledged in its Monday update that more uncertainty exists regarding the Fed's path next year.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Analysts polled by FactSet had penciled in 64 per share and $1.16 billion in revenue.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Fed officials penciled in a half-point more of cuts in 2024 and cuts amounting to a full percentage point next year.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Others like Verizon decided to just pencil in the financial hit of the customer loss, reporting a loss of 410,000 prepaid wireless subscribers in its second quarter earnings.
—Lillian Rizzo, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Analysts polled by FactSet had penciled in 64 per share and $1.16 billion in revenue.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Fed officials penciled in a half-point more of cuts in 2024 and cuts amounting to a full percentage point next year.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Others like Verizon decided to just pencil in the financial hit of the customer loss, reporting a loss of 410,000 prepaid wireless subscribers in its second quarter earnings.
—Lillian Rizzo, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Pencil in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pencil%20in. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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