on the drawing board

idiom

: being created

Plans for the new stadium are on the drawing board.

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The Vegas project, on the drawing board to be built near downtown’s Glitter Gulch, won’t have its own art collection, so expect LACMA’s oceanic theme displays from the Geffen to be packaged for regular travel to Nevada. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 The Cyclops 2, which Rush renamed Titan in 2018, was already on the drawing board. —

Mark Harris, WIRED, 11 June 2024 With full-scale rezoning still on the drawing board, Mayor Adams and the city have been moving ahead with significant companion steps. —

Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024 Adams pushed for the technology in 2022, after a gunman shot up an N train in Sunset Park, but the idea remained on the drawing board amid logistical concerns. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the drawing board

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