in the hopper

English

Prepositional phrase

in the hopper

1. (idiomatic) In the process of being prepared or produced.
   • 1942 September 14, “U.S. At War: Revolution from Above”, in Time:

     Already in the hopper was another bill, by Florida's stanch New Deal Senator Claude Pepper, to outlaw poll taxes altogether.

   • 2009 November 5, Jay Miller, “Activision Blizzard Swings to Profit”, in Wall Street Journal:

     Mr. Kotick put a lot of faith in the new “Call of Duty” game due out Tuesday and the other titles in the hopper.

Synonyms

• in the works

See also

• in the pipeline