🗓️ Idiom: In the Pipeline (adj)
💬 Meaning
- Something that is being planned, prepared, or developed and will happen or be available soon.
- Something that is already in progress and expected to be completed.
🧠 Example Sentences
- We have several exciting new products in the pipeline for next year.
- The merger deal has been in the pipeline for months and is finally close to completion.
- Our team has a lot of projects in the pipeline, so we’re always busy.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the image of a pipeline, like those used for oil or water, where something is flowing through it and is on its way to a destination. It means something is in a process of development or transmission, moving towards its intended outcome or release.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The new software update has been __________ for a while and should be released next month.
Answer
in the pipeline
2. Choose the correct meaning of “in the pipeline”:
A) Finished and delivered
B) Being planned or developed
C) Stored away for later
Answer
B) Being planned or developed
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“The company is currently developing a new marketing campaign.” → Change the sentence using: put the wheels in motion
Answer
The company has a new marketing campaign in the pipeline.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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