'in the pipeline' definitions:
Definition of 'in the pipeline'
From: GCIDE
- pipeline \pipeline\, pipe line \pipe line\
- 1. A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 2. fig. an information channel direct from the source. [PJC]
- 3. the set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase
- in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development. [PJC]