"In the pipeline"

"In the pipeline" means something is being worked on or planned and will be ready or available at a future point.

Say this instead: coming up

How "In the pipeline" shows up at work

A go-to phrase for sales teams referring to deals they hope will close and product teams referring to features they hope will ship. The pipeline, in both cases, has a long history of optimism.

Buzzword

We have two enterprise deals In the pipeline that should close by end of month.

Plain English

We have two enterprise deals coming up that should close by end of month.

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