in the works

English

Prepositional phrase

in the works

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

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