pencil somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb (see also pencil)
to make an arrangement for a meeting or other event, knowing that it might have to be changed later:
Pickford has been pencilled in as Robson’s replacement.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pencil in
pencil (someone/something) in
to have a temporary plan to do something with someone.
The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season.

I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday.

Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can easily be removed or changed

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

pencil something in
pencil (someone/something) in
to have a temporary plan to do something with someone.
The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season.

I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday.

Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can easily be removed or changed

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

pencil someone in
pencil (someone/something) in
to have a temporary plan to do something with someone.
The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season.

I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday.

Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can easily be removed or changed

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲