in limbo
idiom
1
: in a forgotten or ignored place, state, or situation
orphaned children left in limbo in foster homes and institutions
2
: in an uncertain or undecided state or condition
After graduating from college, he was in limbo for a while, trying to decide what to do next.
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Also in limbo are Olympic sports many of those athletes play and that serve as the main pipeline for a U.S. team that has won the most medals at every Olympics since the downfall of the Soviet Union.
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Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Soft Bar is currently the overwhelming focus of his daily life; meanwhile, the future of Summer House is in limbo.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 June 2025
As a result of the travel bans, they were left in limbo.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Job Corps cuts to leave thousands of students in limbo
The Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 5 June 2025
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Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Soft Bar is currently the overwhelming focus of his daily life; meanwhile, the future of Summer House is in limbo.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 June 2025
As a result of the travel bans, they were left in limbo.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Job Corps cuts to leave thousands of students in limbo
The Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for in limbo
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“In limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20limbo. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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