Definitions

in the works

ADJECTIVE

pending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imminent impending undecided

WEAK

awaiting continuing dependent forthcoming hanging in line in the balance in the offing indeterminate ominous on board on line pendent undetermined unsettled up in the air

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant later

WEAK

improbable unlikely

NOUN

action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity deal force life movement operation plan process reaction response

STRONG

agility alacrity alertness animation ballgame bit business bustle commotion dash energy enterprise flurry functioning game happening hoopla hopper industry liveliness motion occupation power proposition racket rush scene spirit stir stunt turmoil vigor vim vitality vivacity

WEAK

big idea

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inaction inactivity

STRONG

calm calmness dullness harmony indolence laziness lethargy peace quiet repose rest slowness stillness

WEAK

apathy inertia stoppage

Example Sentences

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A trip to Australia is in the works for next month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Australia’s home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said steps to offer the women visas had been in the works for several days.

From The Wall Street Journal

Loketv already has a sequel in the works: “My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile.”

From Los Angeles Times

From Kassam’s point of view, when the first wave of publicity happened for the restaurant, “I wasn’t sure that we were ready for it. This place was in the works before the election. It was never supposed to be what it’s become.”

From Slate

Pixar has successfully reworked many troubled movies like “Brave,” so employees were stunned when a project three years in the works with roughly 50 people involved was scrapped.

From The Wall Street Journal

in the works

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