pending approval

Meaning

This formal phrase means that a plan, document, transaction, or decision is waiting to be officially accepted or signed off by an authority. Until that approval is granted, the action cannot proceed. It is widely used in corporate workflows, legal documents, and project management.

Examples

• The budget for the next quarter is currently pending approval from the board.

  The budget for the next quarter is currently pending approval from the board.

• Your vacation request is pending approval by your department manager.

  Your vacation request is pending approval by your department manager.

• We have finalized the design, but the prototype is pending approval from the client.

  We have finalized the design, but the prototype is pending approval from the client.

• The transaction is pending approval from our compliance department.

  The transaction is pending approval from our compliance department.

• Pending approval of the contract, we expect to start work next Monday.

  Pending approval of the contract, we expect to start work next Monday.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The project is pending of approval.

  ✓ The project is pending approval.

  Do not use the preposition 'of' after 'pending' in this context; 'pending' acts as a preposition itself here.

• ✗ We are waiting for the pending approval.

  ✓ The document is pending approval.

  Avoid redundant phrasing. 'Pending' means 'waiting for', so saying 'waiting for the pending approval' is repetitive.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The new marketing strategy is ___ by the executive director.

  💡 Waiting for official agreement.

  Show answer

  pending approval

• ___ of the budget, we will hire two new developers.

  💡 Waiting for the budget to be approved.

  Show answer

  Pending approval