in the works

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

in the works

(idiomatic) Being planned or worked upon.
They always have some wonderful new project in the works.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: In a mechanism or machine.
Be careful not to get any debris in the works.

Synonyms

(being planned or worked upon): in the hopper

Translations

being worked upon

Finnish: työn alla

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