on deck
Waiting to bat
On deck originally means on the deck of a ship, the exposed upper surface where crew work.
In baseball, the on-deck batter is next up to hit, waiting in a designated circle.
This extends to anything or anyone next in line: Who's on deck for the presentation?
I've got three projects on deck.
- upcomingSoon to occur
- next upSoon to follow
- up nextScheduled to follow immediately
- afterFollowing in time
- batter's boxHitter's designated standing zone
equipped · poised · standby · dugout · waiting · standing by · ship · bullpen · pending · pinch hitter · queued · lined up · helm · warm-up · ready · cue · naval vessel · mast
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat, rock the boat
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- Status phrasesat home, in town, in transit, at sea, in flight
batting order position
on deckat bat
Hitter's turn
batting · in the hole · on the bench · retired · pinch-hitting
on, deck, decks, decked, promenade deck, decking, deckhand, flight deck, quarterdeck