"in the works" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語介詞短語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "有使用例的英語詞",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "英語俗語",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They always have some wonderful new project in the works.",
          "translation": "他們總是計劃開展一些精彩的新項目。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "已列入計劃或正在進行"
      ],
      "id": "zh-in_the_works-en-prep_phrase-LEpV-nqh",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "&lit not valid pagename",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "有使用例的英語詞",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Be careful not to get any debris in the works.",
          "translation": "小心不要讓任何碎片進到機器裡。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；在機器中。"
      ],
      "id": "zh-in_the_works-en-prep_phrase-LK7qKiHm"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻（澳洲）"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "已列入計劃或正在進行",
      "word": "in the hopper"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in the works"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "英語介詞短語",
    "英語詞元"
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "有使用例的英語詞",
        "英語俗語"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They always have some wonderful new project in the works.",
          "translation": "他們總是計劃開展一些精彩的新項目。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "已列入計劃或正在進行"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "&lit not valid pagename",
        "有使用例的英語詞"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Be careful not to get any debris in the works.",
          "translation": "小心不要讓任何碎片進到機器裡。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；在機器中。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-in the works.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-in the works.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻（澳洲）"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "已列入計劃或正在進行",
      "word": "in the hopper"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in the works"
}