in the works

English

Prepositional phrase

in the works

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

Synonyms

(being planned or worked upon): in the hopper

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