in the pipeline

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 .
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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“We wait so long, and folks think it’s a failure even though things are in the pipeline. We have to think this through and come up with a better plan.”

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McLaren have in the pipeline a development that they hope will solve the problem Norris is having with the car's lack of front grip in mid-corner.

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Aerovolt, based in West Sussex, has installed rapid chargers at seven UK airports with 40 more in the pipeline.

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“When I look at the teams we’ve put in place, our amazing leaders, and the incredible slate of films and shows we’ve got in the pipeline, I realized now is that moment.”

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They said the "cumulative burden" of the Budget changes and other policies already in the pipeline would add billions in costs to a sector with a slim profit margin.

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in the pink in the public eye

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