reserve judgment

phrase

: to postpone making a judgment or decision

I will reserve judgment until I know the full story.

Examples of reserve judgment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At a hearing on Tuesday, March 10, Judge Arun Subramanian said the court would reserve judgment on the motion for a mistrial and ordered the hold-out states to get back to the negotiating table with Live Nation and see if a deal can be reached this week. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026

His old friend Nick Saban repeatedly defended him, cautioning the public to reserve judgment. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025

The judge accepted their pleas during a hearing on Friday, though has not yet accepted the plea agreements and will reserve judgment for that until sentencing next year, Allen said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024

But the impulse to reserve judgment, to accumulate more data, to really investigate one’s options—couldn’t that also be considered a good thing? — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024

Rhymes for reserve judgment

• judgement
• misjudgment
• prejudgment