on the docket

English

Prepositional phrase

on the docket

1. in hand; under consideration, or in process of execution or performance

   Synonyms: on the agenda, on the cards

   • 1857, Herman Melville, chapter IV, in The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade:

     I am just reminded that the president, who is also transfer-agent, of the Black Rapids Coal Company, happens to be on board here, and, having been subpoenaed as witness in a stock case on the docket in Kentucky, has his transfer-book with him.

   • 2006 September, Skiing:

     A new skiercross pro tour is on the docket, as well as freeskiing. Just like racing, both require strong but supple legs rather than jackhammer quads.

References

• “docket”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.