| 单词 | in the pipeline |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the pipeline b. in the pipeline: on the way from the supplier; in development or production, in process; nearing completion, imminent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > in progress [phrase] in handc1405 in expeditiona1616 on (also upon) the anvil1645 on the wheel1677 in progress1849 in the works1870 in process1906 in the pipeline1945 1945 Times 7 Sept. 4/1 I also directed the Administrator..to enter into immediate negotiations with the receiving Governments for the purchases of all goods in the pipeline or in storage. 1957 Economist 16 Nov. 565/2 With the further fall in primary commodities there must be a further improvement in Britain's terms of trade already, so to speak, in the pipeline. 1964 Observer 26 July 7/5 All these reforms will take time—and cause controversy—in the next Parliament. There are measures in the pipeline already. 1976 Broadcast 16 Feb. 4/1 There's a new soap in the pipeline... The series/serial..will be shown twice weekly. 1995 N.Y. Times 21 Mar. b3/2 The midyear cuts prevent the completion of some programs financed by Housing Opportunities and already in the pipeline for a three-year grant cycle. 2007 San Francisco Chron. 3 Oct. a3/1 To meet its 80,000-troop goal, the Army rushed enlistees into its ranks,..depleting the number in the pipeline for next year to less than 7,000. < as lemmas |
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