in limbo

phrase

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.

Examples of in limbo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The staffers at the hotel remain in limbo, waiting on Lutnick and the other residents to make up their minds. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Some children have now spent their entire lives in the camps, while young Rohingya, stuck in limbo, despair over their own future. — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

With multiple hourglasses running out of sand, the Warnermount merger is still in limbo. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

The family’s future is in limbo as Jeanie Buss contests her five siblings’ plans to sell their remaining stake of the team. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026