in the hopper
(idiomatic) In the process of being prepared or produced.
Put the semolina, ground wakame and baking soda into the pasta machine and mix to distribute in the hopper. Source: Internet
They’ve got some good stuff in the hopper but better start producing it before the end of the year. Source: Internet
More than 100,000 requests are in the hopper of the government monopoly that also handled telecommunications. Source: Internet
This allows whatever is in the hopper to be disbursed over the ground with an incredible accuracy. Source: Internet