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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The lack of standardized, athlete-specific protocols leaves many in limbo, forced to choose between vague caution and their own intuition.
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In New York City, negotiations between UnitedHealthcare and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center missed a June 30 deadline, briefly leaving some patients in limbo until a deal was reached the next day.
—Bram Sable-Smith, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
While the fates of more than a dozen repertory players remain in limbo, NBC has announced that Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall has been added as a featured player, along with fellow comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
Tyreek Hill spent the offseason in limbo with the Miami Dolphins.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In New York City, negotiations between UnitedHealthcare and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center missed a June 30 deadline, briefly leaving some patients in limbo until a deal was reached the next day.
—Bram Sable-Smith, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
While the fates of more than a dozen repertory players remain in limbo, NBC has announced that Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall has been added as a featured player, along with fellow comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
Tyreek Hill spent the offseason in limbo with the Miami Dolphins.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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