in the pipeline

in the pipeline

In progress or about to be started or implemented. Don't worry, your raise is in the pipeline for next quarter. I hear some big changes are in the pipeline.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in the pipeline

Fig. backed up somewhere in a process; in process; in a queue. There's a lot of goods still in the pipeline. That means no more new orders will be shipped for a while. Your papers are in the pipeline somewhere. You'll just have to wait.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in the pipeline

1. In process, under way, as in The blueprints for the new machine are in the pipeline, but it will take months to get approval . [Colloquial; 1940s] Also see in the works.
2. Budgeted for something but not yet spent, as in There's $5 million more in the pipeline for the city schools. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in the pipeline

COMMON If something is in the pipeline, it is being planned or developed. New security measures are in the pipeline, including closed-circuit TV cameras in most stores. Over 350 major hospital schemes have been completed. There are nearly 300 more in the pipeline. Note: Another American expression that means the same is in the works.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

in the pipeline

being planned or developed; about to happen.
1992 Sunday Times of India In effect, this means that two bio-pics on Buddha are in the pipeline for release in 1993 .
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

in the ˈpipeline

already being considered, planned, prepared or developed, but not yet ready: We have an interesting new database program in the pipeline. It should be on sale early next year.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

in the pipeline

mod. backed up somewhere in a process; in process; in a queue. There are a lot of goods still in the pipeline. That means no more orders for a while.
See also: pipeline
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

in the pipeline

Under way, in process or in progress. The word pipeline entered the language in the latter half of the nineteenth century, and by the 1920s the term was used also for a channel of supplies or information. The current cliché came into use about thirty years later. “All these reforms will take time . . . there are measures in the pipeline already,” editorialized the London Observer in 1964.
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • be in the pipeline
  • pipe
  • pipeline
  • DAPL
  • she'll be apples
  • start from where you are
  • don't give (something) another thought
  • not give (something) another thought
  • not give it another thought
  • not to worry
References in periodicals archive
More destinations such as Coimbatore, Madurai are also in the pipeline. Other airlines are likely to join this effort too.
Kerala floods: First passenger flight lands at Kochi Navy Base
Denso reports the Protal Liquid Coatings have become the choice of many contractors, engineers and owners in the pipeline industry.
Denso North America
This has already seen a 24-year-old Lichfield man arrested and charged with a trio of city burglaries and detectives are warning that other arrests are already in the pipeline. The spate of burglaries comes as the weather starts to warm up and residents leave windows and doors open in a bid to cool down.
Crackdown on burglars
Then there are the various and sundry competing crossovers coming, many of which are still in the pipeline despite the rearrangement of the divisional marketing messages.
Me too!
It is the first of several new projects he has in the pipeline.
Telly: Small screen debut
"The findings indicate that internal corrosion had probably recurred over a long period, where liquids accumulated in a low point in the pipeline," RSPA said in a letter to John W.
DOT Fine On El Paso
The pounds 1.5 million concierge scheme has been in the pipeline for six years and should have been completed 14 months ago.
pounds 5,000 bill for flats security; CONSULTANT BROUGHT IN TO STOP FAILURES IN HI-TECH CONCIERGE INTERCOM LINK
"Today's induction and other acquisitions in the pipeline reflect our Government's firm commitment to modernize and streghthen our Armed forces to meet any challenges arising in the future," he said.
Indian Navy inducts 'Air Dominance Fighter' MiG-29 into its fleet
I have listened and learned from people with up to 50 years of experience in the pipeline industry and believe that Pipeline Documentation Services is necessary and important.
Documentation has worthy role to play in pipeline construction
and Laney Directional Drilling Company is breaking new ground in the pipeline construction industry with the removal and relocation of pipelines in the Houston Ship Channel (HSC).
The pipe string had to be pulled back out of the hole and placed back onto the dollies and moved backward in the pipeline corridor.
HSC Pipeline Work Pushes HDD Envelope
The tool is immobilized in the pipeline by the use of threaded metal segments, or "slips" made from hardened steel.
[] Flood prevention during deepwater pipe lay--the intelligent plug system is fitted with pressure and water sensors that are automatically activated if water or heavy mist ingress occurs or if pressure builds up in the pipeline
Onshore, offshore use of high-pressure pipeline isolation plugs for operating pipeline construction, maintenance
As it was later discovered through records of the dynamic module and the INS, the pig had reversed in the pipeline during this period for over 12 feet.
Meeting a special challenge required a special tool