in the pipeline

in the pipeline

1. (idiomatic) Scheduled to occur in the future.
   • 2009, H. M. Naqvi, Home Boy - A Novel, page 111:

     Last time I remember, I was chillin' like a villain. I had me a girl, couple a hot gigs, stuff in the pipeline that was going to bring da house down.

   • 2021 August 22, Jennifer Hansler, “Blinken defends handling of program to help Afghans who helped US”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The State Department said that there were 17,000 SIV applicants in the pipeline when President Joe Biden took office.

   • 2023 May 18, Christina Jewett, “F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 May 2023:

     “I’m thrilled about the prospect of this, as well as about the prospect of other R.S.V. vaccines in the pipeline,” said Dr. Miller, who is not an adviser to the agency. […] The vaccine under review Thursday was tested in about 7,300 women after the 24th week of pregnancy.

• down the line
• in the hopper

• “in the pipeline”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “in the pipeline”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “in the pipeline” (US) / “in the pipeline” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “be in the pipeline” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.