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in the hopper

in the hopper prepositional phrase: in the process of being prepared or produced.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In the process of being prepared or produced.
    • Already in the hopper was another bill, by Florida's stanch New Deal Senator Claude Pepper, to outlaw poll taxes altogether.1942 September 14, “U.S. At War: Revolution from Above”, in Time
    • Mr. Kotick put a lot of faith in the new “Call of Duty” game due out Tuesday and the other titles in the hopper.2009 November 5, Jay Miller, “Activision Blizzard Swings to Profit”, in Wall Street Journal
    Synonyms:
    in the works

Synonyms of in the hopper

Questions about in the hopper

What does in the hopper mean?
In the hopper means in the process of being prepared or produced.
What part of speech is in the hopper?
In the hopper is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the hopper in the dictionary

  1. in the hell
  2. in the here and now
  3. in the hole
  4. in the hope of
  5. in the hope that
  6. in the hopper
  7. in the hospital
  8. in the hot seat
  9. in the house
  10. in the hunt
  11. in the interest of justice

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