in hand

English edit

In physical possession; at one's disposal. [from 10th c.]
Held in the hand or hands. [from 14th c.]
Pen in hand, I turned back to the letter I was writing.
(obsolete) In the presence of a particular person. [14th–19th c.]
Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed. [from 14th c.]
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 6, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 119:
  'What have they to do with the matter in hand - the murder on this train?'
- 1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 44:
  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.
Under control. [from 18th c.]
You need to get this situation in hand, and fast.
(snooker, billiards, pool) Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player. [from 19th c.]
(sports, chiefly UK) Still to be played. [from 19th c.]
- 2013 September 16, The Guardian:
  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.

at one's disposal

held in the hand

under control