hang in the air

idiom

: to be incomplete or uncertain

The design of the new currency is still hanging in the air.

Examples of hang in the air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other questions that researchers are still trying to answer for diabetes and obesity hang in the air, too. —Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 24 June 2023

In the jury box and throughout the courthouse gallery where the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death is taking place, tension and tedium hang in the air like humidity in the Georgia summer. —Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 19 Nov. 2021

That smoke is air pollution made up of harmful particulates and toxic chemicals that can hang in the air and get into the water, soil and your lungs. —London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2021

Chibambe decided to just hang in the air a bit before throwing the ball down. —Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2021

Scientists have warned for months that the virus could be spread through tiny aerosols that spread farther and hang in the air longer than previously known. —Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020

In jet airliners, these vortices hang in the air for some time, often extending for over half a mile behind a plane. —Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2016

The droplets can slow down, dry out, and hang in the air for hours. —Joanne Silberner, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020

The chemical can hang in the air and remains in groundwater for long periods of time, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. —Jen Christensen, CNN, 15 May 2023