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Meaning of in the works | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Being planned or worked upon.
    idiomatic
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: In a mechanism or machine.

Equivalents

Español en bosquejo en proceso
Suomi työn alla

Examples

“They always have⟳ some wonderful new project in the works.”
“Be careful not to get⟳ any debris in the works.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

in the world in the wrong in the wrong place at the wrong time in the zone in theory in this connection

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