up in the air
/ˌʌp ɪn ði ˈeə/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
still uncertain because nothing has been decided
Examples
- 1Our summer plans are up in the air until my sister confirms her wedding date.
- 2After the budget cuts, nobody knows if the new library will open; it's all up in the air.
- 3Nobody has decided who will run the shop next year, so everything is up in the air.
- 4The date of the concert is still up in the air because the band hasn't confirmed yet.
- 5Is the office move still up in the air, or have the directors finally chosen a building?
Grammar
Usually after be, remain or leave. The subject is a plan or a question, not a person.
Similar in meaning
More idioms about decisions
All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →chicken outto decide not to do something because you are scaredbite the bulletto make yourself do something unpleasant you have been avoidingstick to your gunsto refuse to change your decision when others disagreethe lesser of two evilsthe less bad of two bad optionsspoilt for choicehaving so many good options that it is hard to pickhave a change of heartto start to think or feel differently about a decision
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