So, at the moment, the topic in hand is the meaning of the phrase ‘in hand’. Secondly, the job, situation, topic or problem that you are dealing with at the moment can be described as the problem in hand. This means that, at the moment, Chelsea have played one game fewer than Manchester United. If you follow football, you will often hear the following, Chelsea are two points behind the league leaders, Manchester United, but Chelsea do have a game in hand. I’m not worried about finishing this essay before the deadline as I still have three days in hand. We may use this to talk about time, for example, Firstly, if you have something in hand, then you have an extra amount of something, or you have more than you need.
The second expression, in hand, has a few meanings or uses. I’m afraid I haven’t got that information to hand. We can actually use the phrase to hand with the same meaning, as in this example.Ĭan you tell me how many items we sold last month? I don’t have Sarah’s number at hand, so I’ll tell you it later. Make sure the safety equipment is at hand when you start working, in case there are any problems. This something might be a book, a tool or a piece of information. If you have something at hand, you have something conveniently near you.
However, the two phrases that you mention, namely ‘at hand’ and ‘in hand’, have metaphorical, rather than literal, meanings. Thank you for your question about phrases, or expressions, that use the word hand.įirst of all, I should explain that ‘in my hand’ has the straightforward, literal meaning that something is physically inside my hand, that I am holding something.
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