in the hopper
Queued for action
In the hopper means under consideration or in the queue for processing.
The image comes from the funnel-shaped container that feeds material into a machine—once something's in the hopper, it's waiting to be handled.
We've got several proposals in the hopper.
There are a few ideas in the hopper for next quarter.
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- queueOrdered waiting line
- up nextScheduled to follow immediately
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- down the lineIn the future
backlog · deferred · flow · unprocessed · deliberation · planning · funnel · consideration · chute · on deck · waiting in the wings · evaluation · stalled · paused · grain · pre-production · pending · on the docket
process stage
in the hoppercompleted
Fully finished
finished · done · wrapped up · in the bag · finalized
consideration status
in the hopperoff the table
No longer being considered
rejected · dismissed · scrapped · dead in the water · shot down