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Meaning of pencil in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To fill in or write in using pencil.
transitive
To provisionally schedule.
idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Ελληνικά σημειώνω

Français poser une option

Examples

“I'll pencil you in for tomorrow at noon.”

“A decision on the DCO [Development Consent Order] is pencilled in for April 2021, with physical work beginning in 2022 and construction completed in 2027.”

“This was a 'shadow service' ahead of the full launch, pencilled in for May 16, when trains were due to start serving London.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pencil out pencil whip pencil whipped pencil whipping pencil whips penciled