in hand
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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In physical possession; at one's disposal.
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Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed.
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Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player.
Example Sentences
- "Pen in hand, I turned back to the letter I was writing."
- "Grab a Wincheter in hand and take the land."
- "Observations that are foreign to the matter in hand"
- "'What have they to do with the matter in hand - the murder on this train?'"
- "They form part of the vast electrification and reconstruction schemes which have been in hand for a number of years at Liverpool Street, and in suburban Essex, and include the rearrangement of tracks, of which the Ilford flyover forms part; the modern signal boxes, now needed only at key points; the electric control or sub-stations; and a large electric car shed."
- "You need to get this situation in hand, and fast."