in the hopper

prepositional phrase

In the process of being prepared or produced.

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in the works
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn the process of being prepared or produced.

    Mr. Kotick put a lot of faith in the new “Call of Duty” game due out Tuesday and the other titles in the hopper.

    2009 November 5, Jay Miller, “Activision Blizzard Swings to Profit”, in Wall Street Journal
    1 more example

    Already in the hopper was another bill, by Florida's stanch New Deal Senator Claude Pepper, to outlaw poll taxes altogether.

    1942 September 14, “U.S. At War: Revolution from Above”, in Time

    Synonyms: in the works

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseIn the process of being prepared or produced.

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in the works
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in the workson the anvil
Cite this entry
APA

in the hopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20hopper

MLA

“in the hopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20hopper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the hopper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20hopper.

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