Hard locked? But no update @Accenture

Hard vs soft lock into a project. What does this mean in @Accenture? How long does it take for things to get finalised ? It's been a been i joined here, am hard locked but nothing has happened really till now. Do I have a project or is it just another temporary thing like bench? What happens if someone does not clear the client interview, will they be removed from hard locked/will they give chance to try other projects/clients or terminated?