Dictionary

in the works en · ADP

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Being planned or worked upon.
   • They always have some wonderful new project in the works.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: In a mechanism or machine.
   • Be careful not to get any debris in the works.

Coordinates

impending · on the cards · underway · in the cards · in the offing

Deriveds

spanner in the works

Synonyms

on the anvil · in the hopper

Translations (4)

ga sna fonsaí tógála (being worked upon) · es en bosquejo (being worked upon) · fi työn alla (being worked upon) · es en proceso (being worked upon)