English-Portuguese translations for in hand

Definition of in hand

• In physical possession; at one's disposal.
• In the presence of a particular person.
• Under control.
• Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player.

Examples

• Pen in hand, I turned back to the letter I was writing.
• You need to get this situation in hand, and fast.

Related words

• handwriting; hand
• invisible hand
• minute hand
• helping hand
• thieving hand
• dominant hand
• China hand
• starting handle
• intercell handoff