in limbo

idiom

: in a forgotten or ignored place, state, or situation

orphaned children left in limbo in foster homes and institutions

: 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.

Examples of in limbo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a number of factors, namely the loss of revenue due to the growing popularity of cord-cutting and explosive growth of streaming services, led to Diamond declaring bankruptcy and putting contracts with a number of MLB teams in limbo. —

Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 With Adams in limbo, how often will Gardner Minshew target Jakobi Meyers, the Raiders’ new No. 1 receiver? —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024 After many months in limbo, The Apprentice found a willing distributor and will hit theaters just weeks before the U.S. presidential election. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 She-Hulk is for sure cancelled, but Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye and Echo are in limbo. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in limbo

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