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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Constantini said those plans are now in limbo.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
But tens of thousands of Afghans are already in limbo.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
When the library outgrew its roughly 4,400-square-foot space on West Washington Street and moved into its new building a few blocks east, the old library’s future was in limbo.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
The project had been in limbo for years.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
But tens of thousands of Afghans are already in limbo.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
When the library outgrew its roughly 4,400-square-foot space on West Washington Street and moved into its new building a few blocks east, the old library’s future was in limbo.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
The project had been in limbo for years.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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“In limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20limbo. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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