in the pipeline

Idioms  

1. 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 .

2. 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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Example Sentences

With a target of six gigawatts of data centre capacity -- three already signed and another three in the pipeline -- Andhra Pradesh is betting that speed and scale will give it an edge.

From Barron's

Anthropic, which touched off last week’s market meltdown with advancements to Claude, ranks as one of the top initial public offerings in the pipeline for this year.

From Barron's

The publisher confirmed to Barron’s on Monday that these reports remain in the pipeline.

From Barron's

The restoration of Parliament has long been in the pipeline in Westminster.

From BBC

A shake-up of the exams system could be in the pipeline after Scotland's new exams body gave more details of plans for a major review.

From BBC