pencil in

verb

To fill in or write in using pencil.

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

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Meanings

verbpencil in (third-person singular simple present pencils in, present participle (US) penciling in or (UK) pencilling in, simple past and past participle (US) penciled in or (UK) pencilled in)

present singular third person pencils in · US participle present penciling in · UK participle present pencilling in · US participle past penciled in · US past penciled in · UK participle past pencilled in · UK past pencilled in

  1. transitiveTo fill in or write in using pencil.
  2. idiomatictransitiveTo provisionally schedule.

    I'll pencil you in for tomorrow at noon.

    2 more examples

    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.

    2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 75

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

    2021 May 19, Richard Clinnick, “EMR introduces Corby to St Pancras electrics”, in RAIL, number 931, page 34, photo caption

Translations

Finnish tehdä alustava varaus
  • tehdä alustava varausto make a tentative booking
French poser une option
  • poser une optionto make a tentative booking
Greek σημειώνω
  • σημειώνω (simeióno)to make a tentative booking
Spanish anotar, agendar
  • anotarto make a tentative booking
  • agendarto make a tentative booking
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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