Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the pipeline

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: in- the pipeline
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Scheduled to occur in the future.

Example Sentences

"Last time I remember, I was chillin' like a villain. I had me a girl, couple a hot gigs, stuff in the pipeline that was going to bring da house down."
"The State Department said that there were 17,000 SIV applicants in the pipeline when President Joe Biden took office."
"“I’m thrilled about the prospect of this, as well as about the prospect of other R.S.V. vaccines in the pipeline,” said Dr. Miller, who is not an adviser to the agency. […] The vaccine under review Thursday was tested in about 7,300 women after the 24th week of pregnancy."

Phrases

down the line in the hopper

Frequently Paired Words

down the line in the hopper

Questions

What does in the pipeline mean?: Scheduled to occur in the future.

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