Idiom idiom
pencil in
Meaning
To provisionally schedule.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Let's pencil in a meeting for next Tuesday.”
“I am not sure if I am free then, but let's pencil in lunch for now.”
“Although the project timeline remains uncertain, the manager decided to pencil in the final review for late December to ensure the team stays on track.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026