In contemplation

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Future Planning

Indicates something isn't occurring now but is expected to or might happen later.

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A renovation of the old library is in contemplation for next year.

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Not Immediate

Something 'in contemplation' isn’t being done right now, but it's being thought over.

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Expanding the business is in contemplation, but no steps have been taken yet.

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Possibility

Conveys a sense of strategy or planning, rather than a casual idea.

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Management has a new training program in contemplation.

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