English idiom

in the pipeline

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Figurative meaning

being planned or developed and expected to happen soon

Why this phrase?

From oil moving through a pipeline; figuratively means 'in progress'.

Example

“The company has several new products in the pipeline.”

Dictionary details

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for the time being

temporarily, until circumstances change

buy time

to create a delay that provides extra time to prepare or decide

bright and early

at the very start of the morning

early bird

someone who prefers beginning the day before most other people

hang on a minute

used to ask someone to wait, or to express surprise or objection

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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