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Vinony

in hand

  1. to be in possession of
  2. to have responsibility for or control over
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Wiktionary

prep_phrase

  1. In physical possession; at one's disposal.
  2. Held in the hand or hands.

    “Pen in hand, I turned back to the letter I was writing.”

    “Grab a Wincheter in hand and take the land.”

  3. In the presence of a particular person.
  4. Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed.

    “'What have they to do with the matter in hand - the murder on this train?'”

    “They form part of the vast electrification and reconstruction schemes which have been in hand for a number of years at Liverpool Street, and in suburban Essex, and include the rearrangement of tracks, of which the Ilford flyover forms part; the modern signal boxes, now needed only at key points; the electric control or sub-stations; and a large electric car shed.”

  5. Under control.

    “You need to get this situation in hand, and fast.”

  6. Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player.
  7. Still to be played.

    “At the other end […] the Sounders completed a run that had taken them from 15 points off the lead, to first place in the Supporters Shield standings with two games in hand.”