in hand

in der Hand

In einer Hand oder in beiden Händen gehalten.

In einfachem Englisch: Held in a person’s hand or hands.

• She stood with a pen in hand.
• He walked to the door, keys in hand.
• With coffee in hand, we watched the sunrise together.

Häufige Wendungen: pen in hand, glass in hand, hat in hand

unter Kontrolle, im Griff

Erfolgreich geregelt, sodass man mit möglichen Problemen umgehen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Managed successfully, so that someone can deal with any problems.

• The situation is in hand.
• She soon got the unruly class in hand.
• Do you have all the arrangements in hand?

So benutzt man es: have something in hand (The team has the situation in hand.); get something in hand (We must get these problems in hand.)

Synonyme: under control

Gegenteile: out of control

Häufige Wendungen: get in hand, keep in hand, situation in hand

verfügbar, vorhanden

Bereits vorhanden und deshalb zum Benutzen verfügbar.

In einfachem Englisch: Available for you to use because you already have it.

• We have the money in hand.
• With the tickets in hand, we could finally plan our trip.
• Do you have enough cash in hand to pay the workers?

Synonyme: available, on hand

Gegenteile: unavailable

Häufige Wendungen: cash in hand, money in hand, funds in hand

vorliegend, in Bearbeitung

Wird gerade besprochen, geprüft oder bearbeitet.

In einfachem Englisch: Currently being discussed, considered, or worked on.

• Focus on the task in hand.
• Her comments were relevant to the matter in hand.
• We need more information about the problem in hand.

Synonyme: at hand, under consideration

Häufige Wendungen: matter in hand, task in hand, job in hand

noch auszutragen

Spiele, die eine Mannschaft noch austragen muss und in denen sie weitere Punkte holen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Games still need to be played, giving a team more chances to win points.

• Our team has two games in hand.
• They had a match in hand over their closest rivals.
• Can they reach the top with three games in hand?

Häufige Wendungen: games in hand, matches in hand

Ball in Hand

Beim Billard darf der Spieler den Ball vor seinem Stoß an eine erlaubte Stelle auf dem Tisch legen.

In einfachem Englisch: In pool or similar games, a ball can be placed on the table by the player before their shot.

• The cue ball is in hand.
• After the foul, she had the cue ball in hand.
• With the cue ball in hand, he chose an easy position for his next shot.

Häufige Wendungen: ball in hand, cue ball in hand