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What does in the works mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word in the works? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) Being planned or worked upon.
  2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: In a mechanism or machine.
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Some nimble move by AMD or even IBM could throw another monkey wrench in the works.
Their eighth full-length album is still in the works, but keeners can get an early listen as they will test driving some new tracks at this gig.
In addition to the new club in Idaho, plans are in the works for the first sumo club in Texas.
And Murphy, who typically puts in 80-to 100-hour workweeks, says more spin-offs are in the works.
The meeting had lasted over four hours and still no strategy or plan of rescue was in the works.
Plans are in the works to build an addition that will double Shaw's occupancy.

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