pencil in en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (transitive) To fill in or write in using pencil.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To provisionally schedule.
This was a 'shadow service' ahead of the full launch, pencilled in for May 16, when trains were due to start serving London.
2021 May 19, Richard Clinnick, “EMR introduces Corby to St Pancras electrics”, in RAIL, number 931, page 34, photo caption:I'll pencil you in for tomorrow at noon.
A decision on the DCO [Development Consent Order] is pencilled in for April 2021, with physical work beginning in 2022 and construction completed in 2027.
2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pencilled in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| pencilled in | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| pencilling in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| penciled in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| penciled in | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| pencils in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| penciling in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
Relateds
written in stone · pen in · carved in stone
Translations (5)
el σημειώνω (to make a tentative booking) · es agendar (to make a tentative booking) · fr poser une option (to make a tentative booking) · fi tehdä alustava varaus (to make a tentative booking) · es anotar (to make a tentative booking)