This isn't a firm appointment yet, so I will just pencil it in.
•I penciled in a tentative answer.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pencil someone in — pencil (someone/something) in to have a temporary plan to do something with someone. The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season. I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday. Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can… … New idioms dictionary
pencil in — ˌpencil ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pencil in he/she/it pencils in present participle pencilling in past tense … Useful english dictionary
pencil something in — pencil (someone/something) in to have a temporary plan to do something with someone. The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season. I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday. Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can… … New idioms dictionary
pencil in — pencil (someone/something) in to have a temporary plan to do something with someone. The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season. I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday. Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can… … New idioms dictionary
pencil something in — 1) fill in an area or shape with pencil strokes a lot of the outlines had been penciled in 2) arrange, forecast, or note down something provisionally or tentatively May 15 was penciled in as the date for the meeting ■ pencil someone in make a… … Useful english dictionary
pencil — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a narrow pointed wooden instrument, used for writing or drawing, containing a thin stick of a black or coloured substance: written in pencil | drawn with a pencil | a pencil sketch 2 a pencil of light a narrow beam of light… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pencil — pen|cil1 [ pensl ] noun ** count a long thin object, usually made of wood, that you use for writing or drawing by pressing the black or colored part in its center against paper or some other surface: Your pencils need to be sharpened. a colored… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pencil in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pencil in : present tense I/you/we/they pencil in he/she/it pencils in present participle pencilling in past tense pencilled in past participle pencilled in to arrange for something to happen or for someone to … English dictionary
pencil sb in — UK US pencil sb/sth in Phrasal Verb with pencil({{}}/ˈpensəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► to make an arrangement with someone to do something knowing that the time or date may need to be changed: »Let s pencil a meeting in for next Thursday at 11 … Financial and business terms
pencil sb/sth in — UK US pencil sb/sth in Phrasal Verb with pencil({{}}/ˈpensəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► to make an arrangement with someone to do something knowing that the time or date may need to be changed: »Let s pencil a meeting in for next Thursday at 11 … Financial and business terms
pencil sth in — UK US pencil sb/sth in Phrasal Verb with pencil({{}}/ˈpensəl/ verb (UK ll , US l ) ► to make an arrangement with someone to do something knowing that the time or date may need to be changed: »Let s pencil a meeting in for next Thursday at 11 … Financial and business terms
