under consideration

Idioms  

1. Being thought about or discussed, as in Your application is under consideration; we'll let you know next week. This idiom was first recorded in 1665.

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under consideration

Arrangements for the rest of the trip were still under consideration, the source said, leaving it unclear whether the whole family would visit but stay outside the capital.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

One possibility under consideration is moving the game to 2 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

All sorts of storylines - none of them good - were under consideration until Kane simply refused to allow England to go under.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The proposal, under consideration for the Nov. 3 ballot, would require a change to the City Charter, L.A.’s governing document.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

I drew two identical girls side by side, which he found even more baffling, given that Leah and I—the beauty and the beast—were the twins under consideration.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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